COMBO: Parker Kitterman + Subcircle

Part of Blindspot, presented by Bowerbird and Ladybird.

A chance to hear the organ played by its year-round keeper. Parker’s newly appointed tenure at Christ Church has radically changed the musical content in the congregation. He is bringing the 17th century parish to the 21st by incorporating musical genres and traditions not often associated with the Service

A dialogue between video and live performer, Only Sleeping treads inside the realm of contemporary loneliness and detachment; the contradiction of choice and inevitability. Subcircle’s work, in collaboration with Geoff Sobelle, of rainpan 43 and with music by Mike Kiley asks the audience to come with them on an adventure yet unknown. A dance-video tour de force, Subcircle is the collaboration between choreographer Niki Cousineau and designer Jorge Cousineau. Founded in 1998, the company is committed to creating work that transforms theatrical and site-specific spaces, merging dance, sound, set design, lighting and film. With collaboration at its core, Subcircle’s inventive collaborations build scenarios that engulf audiences in full-scale atmospheric environments.

Thirdbird was the collaborative wing of the shared endeavors of Anna Drozdowski (proprietor of Ladybird) and Dustin Hurt (founder of Bowerbird). First hatched for the Blindspot festival in 2011, it served as a way to share dance, music and performance art.