Down & Out presented by the Exponential Festival

down&out is a new performance series about feeling bad at the club. How do we hold despair, conflict, disconnection, disappointment, panic, and ennui actively in a space where we’re meant to be dissociative and euphoric? If the dancefloor can't be an escape from our personal, social, and political realities, can it still be a release? Written by Ife Olujobi, directed by Garrett Allen, performed by a rotating cast of actors and club kids alike, and live-scored by a professional DJ, down&out aims to bridge the gap between nightlife and the capital-T Theatre by exploring the kaleidoscopic and spontaneous ways we perform for and with each other on a night out, and to examine what the hedonism of the club can offer us in these trying times.​​​

Writer: Ife Olujobi
Director: Garrett Allen
Cast: Lindsay Rico, Kai Heath, Candice Saint Williams, more TBA
DJ/sound artist: Doula

Image Credits:

Photography: Barron Bazemore

Poster Design: Ife Olujobi

Title font: Be Oakley (GenderFail)

Featured performers: Candice Saint Williams

​

Find them: @ifeolujobi / @garrettallenn​.

​

CW: Strobe, fog, references to violence, suicide, and drug use

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Brooklyn Art Haus