PHOTO CREDIT: Kelly Baker
JUNE 11
MAIN STAGE THEATRE | FILM | ART | MOVEMENT
HEARTS ABOVE US
SOLO CHICKEN PRODUCTIONS - THE SPIRIT PROJECT
Join The Spirit Project, a company of artists with and without intellectual and physical disabilities in a moving tribute to ourselves.
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A multi-disciplinary explosion of art, theatre, music, and film. Directed by Lisa Anne Ross, created and performed by the company and featuring a roster of all-star collaborators including music composition by Kylie Fox and videography by Strike Pictures, this show is a tribute to ourselves.
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What moves the heart?
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HEARTS ABOVE US, examines who we are as individuals, what moves us and makes us awesome. We are mothers, we are sons, caretakers, and friends. We are artists, bakers, comedians, and backwards words aficionados. We are sassy, luminous, and dreaming of a pontoon.
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But who are we when we are together?
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We are silky and silly. We are ooey, gooey maroon. We are mischief on a spoon.
We are better together.
HEARTS ABOVE US, STAGES 2023
(Photo by James Arthur MacLean)
SOLO CHICKEN PRODUCTIONS - THE SPIRIT PROJECT
New Brunswick / Traditional land of the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik & Peskotomuhkati
The Spirit Project is a company within a company (Solo Chicken)! Solo Chicken Productions is a performing arts company located on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik / WÉ™lastÉ™kewiyik (Fredericton) in New Brunswick. We foster the creative arts through the creation and development of new works of physical theatre, the facilitation of community collaborations and by offering accessible arts-based programming. The Spirit Project, run in partnership with L’Arche Fredericton and the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, is a company of artists with and without intellectual and physical disabilities whose mission is to share the joys of inclusive living and create dynamic, engaging, luminous art. Since 2019 we have met weekly to train, perform, eat, laugh, and create in community.
CREDITS
Director/Performer - Lisa Anne Ross
Assistant Director/Performer - Kaylee MacNeil
Composer - Kylie Fox
Sound Designer - Sean McCormick
Costume Designer - Becca Wiegers
Head of Wardrobe/Performer - Dr. Lynda Ross
Set Design - Andrea Evans
Prop/Visual Art Design - Angela Black (Open Your Art)
Film Production - Ariana Martinez, Lance Blakney, Gordon Mihan (Strike Pictures)
Technical Director - Chris Saad
Stage Manager - Jordan Comeau
Performer - Chianne Babineau
Performer - Rochelle Casey
Performer - Noah Deas
Performer- Veronica Grondin
Performer- Christopher Hammel
Performer- Maya Hickey
Performer- Mark Hickey
Performer- Madelin Hik
Performer- Sue Hill
Performer - Alex Klepic
Performer- Lauren Low
Performer- Jon McMath
Performer- Cassandra Mazariegos
Performer- Mary Mersereau
Performer – Courtney Steeves
Performer- Kyra Thomas
Performer- Stacey Vandecaveye
Performer- Alex Waugh
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Partners: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Open Your Art, L’Arche Fredericton
Funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Fredericton Community Foundation, SOCAN Foundation, Government of New Brunswick, City of Fredericton, Government of Canada
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