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The Next TiMes

Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Laurel Lawson holds their body in a diagonal line as they balance atop Alice Sheppard’s wheels and shins. Alice supports from below as they lay back, arms and torso on the ground, hips lifted. Alice is a multiracial Black woman with short curly hair, Laurel is a white person with very short cropped hair; they both wear shimmery sleeveless bodysuits. Behind them, a projection of soft blues, purples, and greens looks like rain on a windowpane.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Laurel Lawson holds their body in a diagonal line as they balance atop Alice Sheppard’s wheels and shins. Alice supports from below as they lay back, arms and torso on the ground, hips lifted. Alice is a multiracial Black woman with short curly hair, Laurel is a white person with very short cropped hair; they both wear shimmery sleeveless bodysuits. Behind them, a projection of soft blues, purples, and greens looks like rain on a windowpane.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Kayla Hamilton stands on one leg in a reflective pool; she balances as she lifts her opposite leg high in the air and reaches one hand toward her flat foot. Kayla is a thick, juicy-bodied Black woman, her locs are tied in a short ponytail; she wears a sleeveless white costume of delicate fringe, with white pants. Behind her, a full moon and three figures in the shadows — Laurel Lawson and Tatiana Cholewa are hidden by darkness as they guide their wheels, as Alice Sheppard is perched atop, extending her crutches.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Kayla Hamilton stands on one leg in a reflective pool; she balances as she lifts her opposite leg high in the air and reaches one hand toward her flat foot. Kayla is a thick, juicy-bodied Black woman, her locs are tied in a short ponytail; she wears a sleeveless white costume of delicate fringe, with white pants. Behind her, a full moon and three figures in the shadows — Laurel Lawson and Tatiana Cholewa are hidden by darkness as they guide their wheels, as Alice Sheppard is perched atop, extending her crutches.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Kayla Hamilton, Tatiana Cholewa, and Alice Sheppard sit cross-legged on the floor, their backs to the camera. They extend their arms wide, energy radiating from their fingertips. They balance a thin silver hoop on their neck and upper arms, expanding behind them, mirrored by a huge yellow planet behind them; the planet’s rings vibrate against a starry sky.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Kayla Hamilton, Tatiana Cholewa, and Alice Sheppard sit cross-legged on the floor, their backs to the camera. They extend their arms wide, energy radiating from their fingertips. They balance a thin silver hoop on their neck and upper arms, expanding behind them, mirrored by a huge yellow planet behind them; the planet’s rings vibrate against a starry sky.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Laurel Lawson twists their torso as they lift open, curved arms and a large silver hoop. Laurel is a white person with very short hair; they wear a shimmery sleeveless bodysuit. Projected stardust shines behind them and light reflects off their wheels.)
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima. (Image Description: Laurel Lawson twists their torso as they lift open, curved arms and a large silver hoop. Laurel is a white person with very short hair; they wear a shimmery sleeveless bodysuit. Projected stardust shines behind them and light reflects off their wheels.)
Live Arts Theater
October 9-11
Tickets: choose-what-you-pay $75, $25, $10, $5 ($1 + $4 online fee)
World Premiere
Runtime: 90 minutes, 20 minute intermission

Thurs. Oct 9 7:30pm
Fri. Oct 10 7:30pm
Sat. Oct 11 7:30pm

Brimming with fervent energy and luscious intimacy, The Next TiMes is Kinetic Light’s stunning new multimedia disability arts experience. Collaborating Artists Kayla Hamilton and Tatiana Cholewa join Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson in this enthralling universe — an exploration of resilience, love, power, and connection. The Next TiMes opens into the near future, a place swirling with ghosts and premonitions, and a space where survival and relationships are tenuous. This world is about secrets– what we know, what we think we know, and what can be revealed.

Featuring an original score, novel audience technology, otherworldly video projections, and vivid multitrack audio description, The Next TiMes embodies Kinetic Light’s core belief that access is art.

ACCESS: rich spatial audio description via Audimance, expanded accessible seating, dedicated haptic experience, ASL interpretation pre- and post-performance, curated tactile display, audience welcome to exit and enter during performance, quiet space, sensory kits

Masks are required for all performances, (K)N95+ preferred. 

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Cast: Tatiana Cholewa, Kayla Hamilton, Laurel Lawson, Alice Sheppard

Composer: Josh A. Loar

Projection Design: Carlos Johns-Davila with Kate Freer

Lighting Design:  Annie Wiegand

Production Manager: Steve Zakszewski

Production Stage Manager: Liz Weber

Production Design: Laurel Lawson

Access Technology: Laurel Lawson and Colin Clark

Audio Description Artists: Tatiana Cholewa, Kayla Hamilton, Laurel Lawson, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Mo Pickering-Symes (using The Rationale Method), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Alice Sheppard, Brad Smith

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