Event

Bailey Nolan: DUMBO

PERFORMANCES
Thursday, August 27 at 8 pm
Friday, August 28 at 8 pm
Saturday, August 29 at 8 pm

TICKETS: $15, in advance or cash only, at the door

Bailey Nolan (Ann Liv Young Dance Company, BabySkinGlove, Buoy) mounts a one-woman cabaret with a cast of ten, re-imagining "Dumbo" as the tale of a gender-free outcast. Relayed through a series of vignettes told from the vantage point of Dumbo's mother (a retired showgirl played by Nolan herself), the extravaganza features fearless performers from her collective BabySkinGlove, including Charley Parden, Viva Soudan, Nessa Norich, Ellen Robin Rosenberg and Wesley Flash. With a pop music soundtrack that includes Mariah Carey, Johnny Cash, Florence and the Machine, Aerosmith and Joni Mitchell, Nolan and companions bridge the gap between unabashed self-indulgence and delicate nostalgia. The tale is told in two acts with a whirlwind of lightly choreographed emotions as explored on the laps of the audience.

MORE INFO: http://www.jackny.org/dumbo.html

BAILEY NOLAN formed the collective BabySkinGlove in 2008 to create experiential performance pieces. She performs with Ann Liv Young and has toured internationally with Young's Sherry Truck, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Mermaid Show, Elektra, and Elektra Cabaret. Nolan collaborates with other accomplished artists including Ryan Trecartin, Lizzie Fitch, Zebra Katz, Gelitin, Vanessa Beecroft, and the Kardashians. Her work has been shown at PS1, Greene Naftali, the former Deitch Projects and chashama. A graduate of New School University, she is the co-curator and founder of Buoy with Viva Soudan, a joyous dance revolution.

Photo by Charley Parden