New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/31/2017 -- Exquisite Corpse Company invites theater-goers to celebrate their most current production of A Ribbon About A Bomb at A Surreal Summer Soiree on Friday, September 8th. Taking advantage of Governors Island's rare late-night hours, this soiree will feature a special evening performance of the show, followed by a part (sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery) live music performance by cast member Rosie Yadid, and mingle with the cast and creative team of the show.
The event will also serve as a NY Fashion week kick-off for the show's fashion sponsor, Nine-teenth Amendment. Nineteenth Amendment's designers created original wardrobe pieces, in-spired by each of the fabled painters. The pieces are incorporated into the design of the show, and are available for purchase on Nineteenth Amendment's website. This international team of designers will be present at A Surreal Summer Soiree on September 8th.
WHEN
Friday, September 8
6 PM - 10 PM
WHERE
Governors Island
Colonels Row
House 407B
HOW
Tickets - $20
https://www.artful.ly/exquisite-corpse-company
A RIBBON ABOUT A BOMB
"You are invited….to a wedding…or a funeral. Turn yourself inside out...Swallow yourself and take a look around...Follow the goose through the dual worlds of Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carring-ton, and Remedios Varo." Exquisite Corpse Company immerses you in musings on what it is to be and artist, to be a woman. Dive into the surreal world of A Ribbon About a Bomb - a theatrical experience that moves through abandoned mansion on Governors Island - running now through October 1st. Fridays at 3 PM. Saturdays/Sundays at 2 & 4 PM.
Written by Karina Billini, Blake Bishton, Phillip Christian, Georgina Escobar, Emily Krause, Elizagrace Madrone, Alexandra Paola, Alex-is Roblan, Carmen Rivera, Alisa Zhulina
Directed by Tess Howsam
Installations by Andrea Caldarise, Lee Collins, Sara Gosses, Tess Howsam, Mila Villasana
Technical direction Lee Collins
Lighting design Sara Gosses
Sound design Carsen Joenk
Costume design Matsy Stinson
Fashion partner Nineteenth Ammendment
Dramaturgy Carsen Joenk
Original music KG Garlington
Poster design Mila Villasana
Featuring Christin Cato, Stephanie Hepner, Mindy Leanse, Andrea Lopez, Blaire O'Leary, Sara Ornelas, Robyn Unger, Zosha Warpeha
About Nineteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment is an on-demand, direct to consumer retailing and manufacturing platform. We allow brands of all sizes to pre-sell product with quick turn production, manufacturing transparency, and inventory-less direct to consumer sales powered by data and all managed by the brand through our software.
Our inherently scalable and sustainable model shortens manufacturing time in fashion from 6 months to 6 weeks or less. Nineteenth Amendment launched our new platform model in Septem-ber 2016, has contracted over 700 brands from 29 countries, has powered a network of vetted, US partner manufacturers, was the first startup to partner with Macy's Inc., and has since worked with Microsoft, Lord & Taylor, and Dell. Cofounders Amanda Curtis and Gemma Sole are Forbes 30 Under 30 for retail/e-commerce and Apparel Magazine's 30 Under 30.
About Exquisite Corpse Company
Exquisite Corpse Company is a Brooklyn based, integrated performance art collective. ECC's latest production follows last summer's The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte. The company's work has previously appeared on Governors Island & The Pearl NOLA (Secession 2015), (the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Untitled #3), HERE (WareArt Festival), Galapagos Arts Space (WareArt: Subterra), Arts@Renaissance (Odd.A.See), and in the NY International Fringe Festival & Encore Series (Below). ECC is committed to creating original multi-disciplinary work through large-scale collaboration. The company aims to give voice to the stories of women and the LGBTQ community.
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