Christopher Givens

Escapade begins from “freestyle, naked-in-your-bedroom dancing,” approaching the body as a holder of personal and collective histories. Real-time encounters move between intimacy and distance, private gesture and public exposure, vulnerability and power.

The work premiered across three performances, September 27–29, 2019, at Catapult in New Orleans, presented by Mondo Bizarro in association with the Tulane Department of Theatre and Dance.

Escapade performers in rehearsal

April 30, 2019 Tulane University, Department of Theatre and Dance — developed Fall 2018 through Spring 2019

January 2019 FUTURE OCEANS, New York City

September 27–29, 2019 Catapult in New Orleans, presented by Mondo Bizarro

Performers intertwined on the floor in Escapade
Escapade performance poster

Choreography & direction

Kelly Bond with the performers

Performance

Kelly Bond

Ellery Burton

Christopher Givens

Abby Gluckman

Sound design

Zachary Pine

Music

Zachary Pine

Greg Svitil

Lighting design

Dan Pruksarnukul

Kelly Bond

Nick Slie

Light board

Miranda Kramer

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Four Escapade performers together against a dark backdrop