SPRING 2020 Season
Mike Daisey
NEW WORDS
April 6 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $20
Preeminent monologist Mike Daisey presents New Words, three nights of brand new work. Darkly hilarious and deeply observed, Daisey weaves together the personal and the political, illuminating secret histories and unexpected connections. Daisey will tell a story for the audience in the room that night never to be repeated, for them and them alone.
NEW WORDS
April 6 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $20
Preeminent monologist Mike Daisey presents New Words, three nights of brand new work. Darkly hilarious and deeply observed, Daisey weaves together the personal and the political, illuminating secret histories and unexpected connections. Daisey will tell a story for the audience in the room that night never to be repeated, for them and them alone.
SAFE HARBORS INDIGENOUS COLLECTIVE
Curated by Murielle Borst Tarrant
April 10 - 12
Tickets: $20
JACK partners with Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective, led by Murielle Borst Tarrant, to present three pieces by the Safe Harbors Repertory Ensemble, an ensemble that focuses on the development and production of Native Indigenous Theater in New York City. Featured works include: Tipi Tales From The Stoop by Murielle Borst Tarrant, Red Moon Blues by Henu Josephine Tarrant, and Este-Cate By Nicholson Billey
Curated by Murielle Borst Tarrant
April 10 - 12
Tickets: $20
JACK partners with Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective, led by Murielle Borst Tarrant, to present three pieces by the Safe Harbors Repertory Ensemble, an ensemble that focuses on the development and production of Native Indigenous Theater in New York City. Featured works include: Tipi Tales From The Stoop by Murielle Borst Tarrant, Red Moon Blues by Henu Josephine Tarrant, and Este-Cate By Nicholson Billey
BENDER & BRIAN
By Trish Harnetiaux
Directed by Knud Adams
April 23 - May 9
Tickets: $18.00
In writer Trish Harnetiaux’s alternate universe of a play, Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall were not the first actors cast in John Hughes' iconic movie The Breakfast Club. Initially, Bender and Brian were the stars. This is the story of their fall from grace and the lives they went on to live together.
By Trish Harnetiaux
Directed by Knud Adams
April 23 - May 9
Tickets: $18.00
In writer Trish Harnetiaux’s alternate universe of a play, Judd Nelson and Anthony Michael Hall were not the first actors cast in John Hughes' iconic movie The Breakfast Club. Initially, Bender and Brian were the stars. This is the story of their fall from grace and the lives they went on to live together.
J Bouey
CHIRON IN LEO
May 14 - 16
Tickets: $20
Extraordinary dancer/choreographer J. Bouey (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Company) collaborates with DJ TearDrop to share a biomythological tale grown out of their own personal healing and transformation from childhood trauma and oppression. As mental health practices and healing generational trauma become more widely discussed within Black communities, Chiron in Leo dares to dive into drug addiction and domestic violence, challenging the silence and complicity that surrounds the abuse of Black children and mental illnesses of Black men. Through language. Through movement. Through the beat of a favorite song. Through joy. Through communion.
CHIRON IN LEO
May 14 - 16
Tickets: $20
Extraordinary dancer/choreographer J. Bouey (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Company) collaborates with DJ TearDrop to share a biomythological tale grown out of their own personal healing and transformation from childhood trauma and oppression. As mental health practices and healing generational trauma become more widely discussed within Black communities, Chiron in Leo dares to dive into drug addiction and domestic violence, challenging the silence and complicity that surrounds the abuse of Black children and mental illnesses of Black men. Through language. Through movement. Through the beat of a favorite song. Through joy. Through communion.
Niall Noel Jones
a n u n r e a l
May 21 - May 23
Tickets: $20
Experimental choreographer Niall Noel Jones returns to JACK with a new work on being and belonging to the un/lost. A virtuosically unstable piece, a n u n r e a l solicits and challenges the theater’s capacity to house, to hold, the imperceptible velocities of thrown and shattered matter.
a n u n r e a l
May 21 - May 23
Tickets: $20
Experimental choreographer Niall Noel Jones returns to JACK with a new work on being and belonging to the un/lost. A virtuosically unstable piece, a n u n r e a l solicits and challenges the theater’s capacity to house, to hold, the imperceptible velocities of thrown and shattered matter.
Homenaje a Amelia Pedroso
A Community Celebration
May 24 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $18 General Admission, $15 Students
This musical tribute honors the legacy of Amelia Pedroso (b. Havana, 1946-2000), an akpon (ritual singer), drummer, initiate of Yemaya and extraordinary musician. On May 24th, a generation of musicians whom she mentored will pay tribute to her accomplishments including serving as a pioneer of safe spaces for women and queer musicians throughout her lifetime. Experimental musical guests include Christelle Durandy, Karma Mayet Johnson, Miriam Bernardo, Yomaira Garcia & Jerome Ellis.
A Community Celebration
May 24 at 8:00pm
Tickets: $18 General Admission, $15 Students
This musical tribute honors the legacy of Amelia Pedroso (b. Havana, 1946-2000), an akpon (ritual singer), drummer, initiate of Yemaya and extraordinary musician. On May 24th, a generation of musicians whom she mentored will pay tribute to her accomplishments including serving as a pioneer of safe spaces for women and queer musicians throughout her lifetime. Experimental musical guests include Christelle Durandy, Karma Mayet Johnson, Miriam Bernardo, Yomaira Garcia & Jerome Ellis.
Lea Bertucci
THE LONG VOICE OF SILENCE
May 28 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $
The Long Voice of Silence is a new piece for cello, electronics and tape by pioneering composer Lea Bertucci, performed by Mariel Roberts (cello) and Bertucci (electronics and tape). This composition combines an idiosyncratic range of extended techniques for cello with lo-fi field recordings, tape manipulations and sampling techniques to create a meditation on tension, memory and loss.
THE LONG VOICE OF SILENCE
May 28 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: $
The Long Voice of Silence is a new piece for cello, electronics and tape by pioneering composer Lea Bertucci, performed by Mariel Roberts (cello) and Bertucci (electronics and tape). This composition combines an idiosyncratic range of extended techniques for cello with lo-fi field recordings, tape manipulations and sampling techniques to create a meditation on tension, memory and loss.
Jasmine Hearn
RUTH
June 5 - June 7
Tickets: $18
Magnetic dancer/choreographer Jasmine Hearn shares a performance experience inspired by past works, in collaboration with dancers Stanley Gambucci, Symara Johnson, Taylor Knight, and Jhon R. Stronks. Represented in the evening include adaptations of a solo from 2012, ”if god left the lights on could we walk alone at night,” a trio from 2014, “mama am i clean yet,” and the duet, “make me a monster,” from 2016. This convergence of Hearn’s work from past years offers a clear showcase of why they are considered one of the most exciting and inventive dance artists in the city.
RUTH
June 5 - June 7
Tickets: $18
Magnetic dancer/choreographer Jasmine Hearn shares a performance experience inspired by past works, in collaboration with dancers Stanley Gambucci, Symara Johnson, Taylor Knight, and Jhon R. Stronks. Represented in the evening include adaptations of a solo from 2012, ”if god left the lights on could we walk alone at night,” a trio from 2014, “mama am i clean yet,” and the duet, “make me a monster,” from 2016. This convergence of Hearn’s work from past years offers a clear showcase of why they are considered one of the most exciting and inventive dance artists in the city.
Rad Perreira
TOOLS FOR THE REVOLUTION: ARTS and MEDIA
June 6th
Tickets: $15-$25
How can we use Art and Media to spread the ideas of the many emerging movements that are working to create the future where all are free, equal and cared for holistically? This three-part workshop series seeks to answer that question by gathering in the spirit of collective liberation to share wisdom, experience, activate our imaginations, and expand our creativity with hands on exercises and deep-dive knowledge shares. Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of key issues such as the Green New Deal, as well as the tools needed to produce the kind of propaganda that will catalyze the arrival of the healing for which we fight.
TOOLS FOR THE REVOLUTION: ARTS and MEDIA
June 6th
Tickets: $15-$25
How can we use Art and Media to spread the ideas of the many emerging movements that are working to create the future where all are free, equal and cared for holistically? This three-part workshop series seeks to answer that question by gathering in the spirit of collective liberation to share wisdom, experience, activate our imaginations, and expand our creativity with hands on exercises and deep-dive knowledge shares. Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of key issues such as the Green New Deal, as well as the tools needed to produce the kind of propaganda that will catalyze the arrival of the healing for which we fight.
