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A listing of productions and events of physical and visual theatre in New York City - please email mark@nycphysicaltheatre.com if you have a show you'd like listed here.


NOTE: Many of these listings are taken directly from nytheatre.com's Physical Theatre listings page - please click on http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/physical.php for more information

 


UPCOMING:


11 Seconds of Ecstasy - A provocative eco-musical embodied in a performance-art piece created by Roi "Bubi" Escudero - 440 Studios, 440 Lafayette St.


Daydream - PLG Arts presents their annual summer outdoor production, an abridged version of A Midsummer Night's Dream for kids and familie - Prospect Park, Brooklyn - www.plgarts.org


MOVE IT! - A free night of visual and physical theatre, featuring artists from the NYC Physical Theatre Network - Parallel Exit, Coney Island Chris, The Cosmic Bicycle Theatre, Book Kennison, Jen Slaw, and Shana Solomon present excerpts from their work - HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue - www.here.org


The Elephant Calf -  A revival of Brecht's play about making theatre in impossible conditions, performed in a van - find the van starting at 8:30pm on Bedford Avenue between North 4th and North 8th Street.


The Outer Puppets Series II: The Horror! - Sick Little Productions presents their second puppet storytelling hour, set in the future of low budget public theater - Under St. Mark's, 94 St. Mark's Place - www.sicklittleproductions.com



ONGOING:

 

666 - A rude and ribald collision between wordless commedia dell'arte, physical theater, and slapstick, from Yllana - Minetta Lane Theater, 18 Minetta Lane - www.666comedy.com


BANANA SHPEEL - A new show from Cirque du Soleil, that blends comedy with tap, hip hop, eccentric dance, and slapstick, all linked by a narrative that ignites a succession of wacky adventures - Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway - www.cirquedusoleil.com


THE GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW - A unique entertainment by Fan Yang, who is a world-renowned, record-holding bubble artist - New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street - www.gazillionbubbleshow.com


FUERZABRUTA - A brand new show by the creators of De La Guarda - Daryl Roth Theatre - www.fuerzabruta.net


IMAGINOCEAN - A new family musical adventure that follows the undersea adventures of a group of fish friends - New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street - www.imaginoceanthemusical.com


New York Downtown Clown Revue - Every third Monday of the month - a show featuring short pieces by some of New York City's most exciting clown performers, headed by our friend and colleague Christopher Lueck - Under St. Mark's, 94 St. Mark's Place - www.newyorkdowntownclown.com

 

OVO: Cirque du Soleil's insect-themed circus show comes to NYC - www.cirquedusoliel.com


PUNCH - A monthly puppet slam hosted by network members Drama of Works, the last Monday of every month - Galapagos, 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn - www.dramaofworks.com/punch

 

STOMP - The percussion-based rhythmic sensation - Orpheum, 126 Second Avenue - www.stomponline.com


STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG - A live uncensored show that lets loose the perilous and provocative elements of comedic improvisation on stage with a bunch of puppets - Union Square theatre, 100 East 17th Street - www.stuffedandunstrung.com


THE 39 STEPS - a wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action - New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street - www.39stepsny.com


Blue Man Group in Tubes - Three bald and blue characters interact with the audience in this long-running physical theatre performance - Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Street - www.blueman.com