New Works Festival: People in Public

People in Public is a contemporary circus show focused on spontaneous and brief moments of connection, unique to the urban environment. In a series of interconnected vignettes, the cast explores how we interact and find moments of humanity with complete strangers. In daily life, we are often alone together; On a train, in a laundromat, in a crowd... But sometimes, we break out of that solitary mentality, lock eyes with a stranger, and share a brief smile or understanding before the disappear back into the crowd.

Circus is integrated into the set and setting, a natural part of the world. Aerial hoops become washing machines in a laundromat, pigeons perch on a trapeze, the rush hour subway bustle is composed of acrobatic movement.

People in Public uses both ground and aerial movement, and is composed of a large ensemble cast, made up of talented artists local to New York City. It stands as a love letter to cities, to spontaneous connection and, especially, to the magic in between.

Thursday, 11/7 & Friday, 11/8:

Doors 7:30 pm

Showtime 8:00 pm

w/ intermission

Runtime 55-75 mins

Saturday, 11/9 & Sunday. 11/10:

Doors 5:30 pm

Showtime 6:00 pm

w/ intermission

Runtime 55-75 mins

Artist/Company Bio

Danie Kohn is a Circus Artist and Creator, with a strong foundation in contemporary dance. A lifelong New Yorker, Danie began her career as a gymnast, but was more interested in the joy of movement than in competition. She spent time as a contemporary dancer, studying at Barnard, Peridance and Dance New Amsterdam before discovering Circus - specifically partner acrobatics - a discipline that combines all her loves into one.

Danie is most fascinated by contemporary circus - skills that are integrated into the movement to tell a story. She is deeply influenced by both dance creation in NYC and by the circus work she saw abroad, pushing far beyond the traditional concept of the circus tent and “skills for claps”.

Danie’s creative practice is strongly built around storytelling, character, connection and joy. People might not remember exactly what they see, but they remember what they feel.

Danie’s work has taken her worldwide - she has studied, performed and taught in England, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Tel Aviv and Indonesia. Within NYC, Danie is currently in the devising cast of “The Tiger’s Bride”, an Immersive Circus Production at Nancy Manocherian’s The Cell Theatre. She also developed a show inside the Van Gogh Immersive, which added an additional layer to the 3D Experience - Humanity. Danie is the acrobatic coordinator for Justin Peck’s ‘Illinoise’, and trains and coaches out of CirqueHaus, in midtown Manhattan.

Website - www.danieacro.com/duo

Instagram - @danieacro

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