PWNW is happy to co-produce the TBA Festival performance of Drama Tops’ newest Queer Tragedy, DADS—a holesome, sci-fi dreamscape about fatherhood that is guaranteed to blow your mind and stick with you for years.
DADS
Sept. 5 at 8:00 PM
Sept. 6 & 7 at 6:00 PM
PICA Annex
15 NE Hancock St.
In DADS, Elby and Shane are confronted with the largest demon they have yet to face: their purpose. This deeply existential and heartfelt dance odyssey between two platonic lovers interrogates queer culture and Elby and Shane’s relationships to their fathers, all while trying to figure out their role in making the world a better place.
They grip each other as they gasp for air. They dive head first into the chaotic waters of grief and loss as they sift through the sands of death and distance on the shores of masculinity. They bump. They grind. They fail to procreate.
So, slap on your leather, steal Daddy’s credit card, and buy tickets to DADS.
First presented by Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle, WA.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Seattle’s [self-professed] hottest postmodern nightlife performance duo, Drama Tops was born of the artistic partnership of Elby Brosch and Shane Donohue. They began making work together seven years ago with the creation of a solo on two bodies. The dynamic between their trans body and cis body has created beautiful moments of frustration, competition, tenderness, and comedy. Drama Tops blends the worlds of nightlife and concert modern dance to create an interesting and unique blend of accessible and funny modern dance. You may have seen Drama Tops perform their smash hit Boys! Boys! Boys!, presented by Velocity Dance Center’s Made in Seattle program, or their self-produced show, Drama Tops, this is for you at Washington Hall in Seattle. Other performances include NW New Works Festival presented by On the Boards, Seattle, WA; Family Meal and Catharsis at Kremwerk, Seattle, WA; Heels! at Cha Cha, Seattle, WA; High F@ggotry, Seattle, WA, and more.
SPONSORSHIP
Made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’s National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, and by John Robinson, Jason LeBrun, and Jason Dixon.
photo by Salt photo
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