Monday, July 22, 2019
Cirque du Soleil’s Volta features an inspirational message about loving the weirdo within. Volta centers around the character Waz who has allowed the dust of inertia and conformity to gath…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:39PMFriday, June 28, 2019
Big Teeth Performance Collective’s exploration of monsters without and within, Ordinary Creatures, is coming to Baltimore for one night only Saturday, July 13. Earlier in the day, the memb…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:54PMMonday, September 24, 2018
What makes a circus act great is it looks humanly impossible. Yet, Trapeze School New York (TSNY) Washington DC regularly trains students to do the impossible on a daily basis. Their next st…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:24PMSunday, March 11, 2018
The sign of a good show is being able to announce you’re extending during your opening weekend. David London’s newest spectacular, Humbug, The Great P.T. Barnum Séance just extended thr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:23PMWednesday, February 28, 2018
A couple of things about the local circus community: One, if you show up as your authentic self and are willing to work, you will be heartily, soul-nourishingly embraced. Two, a lot of folks…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:04PMTuesday, February 20, 2018
One of the newest companies in the DC circus scene (yes there is one), Alter Circus, is dedicated to challenging gender norms and celebrating “the rebellious spirit, strength, and grace of…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:54PMTuesday, May 17, 2016
Synetic is one of the very few theatre companies that pull off “cinematic” well. Without sacrificing the intimacies and excitement of live theatre you often feel like you’re watching a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:49AMMonday, April 11, 2016
As scientists continue to seek out new forms of alternative energy I would suggest they check out Cirque Zuma Zuma. From the time the troupe hits the stage they are dancing and don’t stop …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35PMFriday, July 31, 2015
Katherine Dunn’s novel, Geek Love, has awakened and inspired many a carny-hearted performer since it was first published in 1989. Come, enter a world of fire-eaters and human pincushions, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMWednesday, July 22, 2015
For those who partake of burlesque in the DMV area it’s a pretty steady diet of melons and tomatoes (and certainly there’s nothing wrong with that) but occasionally one needs some brota…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:21PMFriday, October 10, 2014
Back in the ‘30s they called ‘em Cliffhangers. They were weekly serials that played before a main feature at the movies. They turned into serials, first on the radio and then on televisi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:14PMWednesday, October 1, 2014
TINY HOUSE, HUGE HEART Down a dark alley where cats dodge cars and across from the Glenwood Cemetery is Boneyard Studios, DC’s tiny house community. It feels almost otherworldly or enchant…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20PMFriday, September 26, 2014
I got super-excited when I found out Pinky Swear is doing an immersive theatre piece (or pieces) at DC’s own Tiny House community, Boneyard Studios. I’m a huge fan of tiny houses and w…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55AMTuesday, July 15, 2014
(Best of the Capital Fringe for the riveting and steamy dancing and for an important message) Martin, Love, Sex & Rhythm puts the positive in HIV-positive! It takes a look at love and s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:27PMMonday, July 14, 2014
(Best of the Capital Fringe) “As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh. A mashup of Saving Private Ryan and Winnie the Pooh m…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PMSunday, July 13, 2014
(Best of the Capital Fringe) Status Report: Not a Robot Theatre Company’s Girl in Space is not your typical “boy meets girl, girl meets asteroid, girl loses asteroid, boy loses girl”…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:29PMSaturday, July 12, 2014
(Best of the Capital Fringe) Sparse but beautiful, Silver Finch Art Collective’s a fire in water is a modern opera with an ancient theme – the impact of war particularly on loved ones, l…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:53AM 
