LUCKY PLUSH PRODUCTIONS: RINK LIFE
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Castle Theater
Rink Life by Lucky Plush Productions, is a dance-theater work that combines theater, physical comedy, full-throttle postmodern dance, and social commentary that nods to the visual aesthetics and social dynamics of 1970s roller rink culture.Rink Life’s staging and choreography are built from the spatial rules and social codes of a roller rink, and its script-turned-libretto—created from passing conversations, distant whispers, pop-song earworms, and found scripts—is entirely spoken and sung live. As the ensemble sings full-throatedly to score their experiences, they demonstrate through effort, risk, beauty, and failure that they—and its audience—are utterly dependent on one another. The performance features music ranging from the Bee Gees to James Brown, Paul McCartney, Cat Stevens and many other artists.
In 2016, Lucky Plush became the first and only dance company to receive the prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, in recognition of
their exceptional creativity and impact.
Rink Life has been created and directed by Lucky Plush Artistic Director Julia Rhoads, along with Collaborating Director Leslie Buxbaum Danzig and with added collaboration by the work’s ensemble.
Lucky Plush Productions is an ensemble dance-theater company based in Chicago, led by founder and Artistic Director Julia Rhoads. The company is committed to provoking and supporting an immediacy of presence—a palpable live-ness—shared by performers in real time with audiences. A unique hybrid of high-level dance and theater, Lucky Plush’s work is recognized for its layered choreography, nuanced dialogue, surprising humor, and socially relevant content.
Come to the show early for dinner in the Yokouchi Pavilion from 5:30 - 7:30. Food and drinks available for purchase. See menu HERE.
Rink Life was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
See show program HERE.
their exceptional creativity and impact. Rink Life has been created and directed by Lucky Plush Artistic Director Julia Rhoads, along with Collaborating Director Leslie Buxbaum Danzig and with added collaboration by the work’s ensemble.
Lucky Plush Productions is an ensemble dance-theater company based in Chicago, led by founder and Artistic Director Julia Rhoads. The company is committed to provoking and supporting an immediacy of presence—a palpable live-ness—shared by performers in real time with audiences. A unique hybrid of high-level dance and theater, Lucky Plush’s work is recognized for its layered choreography, nuanced dialogue, surprising humor, and socially relevant content.
Come to the show early for dinner in the Yokouchi Pavilion from 5:30 - 7:30. Food and drinks available for purchase. See menu HERE.
Rink Life was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
See show program HERE.
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