People in Public by Danie Kohn - New Works Festival at Culture Lab LIC - November 7 - 10

People in Public is a contemporary circus show by Danie Kohn 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, November 7, 7:30pm
Friday, November 8, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 9, 5:30pm
Sunday, November 10, 5:30pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/new-works-festival-3648629