Events at CSMA

Peter and the Wolf with music by Sergei Prokofiev, narrated by Sir John Gielgud and choreography by Lavinia Reid

Carnival of the Animals with music by Camille Saint Saens

Covid safety protocols and mask requirements will be in effect. Proof of vaccination for adults and for children either results of a negative rapid test within 48 hours, or negative PCR test within 72 hours is fine. Masks required for all during time at CSMA. (Toddlers under 2 exempt from mask requirement)

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit https://ithacaballet.org/current-season.

Peter and the Wolf with music by Sergei Prokofiev, narrated by Sir John Gielgud and choreography by Lavinia Reid

Carnival of the Animals with music by Camille Saint Saens

Covid safety protocols and mask requirements will be in effect. Proof of vaccination for adults and for children either results of a negative rapid test within 48 hours, or negative PCR test within 72 hours is fine. Masks required for all during time at CSMA. (Toddlers under 2 exempt from mask requirement)

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit https://ithacaballet.org/current-season.

Aloft Circus Arts, a contemporary circus company from Chicago, is touring its new show “Brave Space” around the Midwest. Inspired by the idea of creating trusting communities in trying and dangerous times, Brave Space starts as a puddle 250 yards of fabric on the floor, and, with the help of the audience, grows into a massive blanket fort–a world of hope that includes interdependent acts of aerial arts, acrobatics, juggling and balancing on 8 ft high poles. A show that is impossible to perform without an audience, each act in Brave Space is designed to physically draw spectators into the experience of putting oneself on the line for the safety and well being of at-risk members of a community. Not passive viewers, the audience becomes a part of the show, sometimes helping to raise the tent, sometimes holding ropes that keep trapeze artists aloft, sometimes standing so close to the performers you can hear their hearts beating.

Conceived of and directed by Aloft artistic director Shayna Swanson, Brave Space is designed not as a “safe space,” but as a space that will bring audiences up close and personal with their humanity and their fears, to encourage them to better care for themselves and for those around them. Inspired by the idea of creating community in trying times, Brave Space starts as a puddle of fabric on the floor, and grows to encompass a world of wonders that includes juggling, cyr wheel, and duo trapeze, a rope act like no other, and awe-inspiring feats of balance and strength.

To ensure intimacy and safety, the audience is limited to 100 people per show, and audience members must be able to sit on the floor, stand up, walk around for the duration of the performance. Audience members requesting assistance, or a chair to sit in, should note so when purchasing tickets. In addition, Brave Space may make persons suffering from claustrophobia feel uncomfortable at times.

Click here for tickets: https://vamp.versatilearts.net/vamp/ticket_sales.php?org=aloft 

Our gallery will be open 5-8 PM for Gallery Night. Join us at 6:30 PM for a live Zoom/in-person conversation/conversatorio between artists Pedro Molina, Marilyn Boror Bor, and curator Paulina Velázquez Solís, in Spanish with some English interpreting.

Currently on view:

 El Vacío de la Memoria / The Vacuum of Memory

Works by Pedro Molina and Marilyn Boror Bor, curated by Paulina Velázquez Solís

You can also tune in to the conversation from home via this Zoom link!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85253387616?pwd=OEZGQ3BiUzBkRVNNMm0vMTIxc2E5QT09

Meeting ID: 852 5338 7616
Passcode: GXx2Hp

Make your yuletide just a bit gayer with this beloved holiday tradition!

HUNG With Care is a queer holiday burlesque spectacular, now in its 8th season. The original, fully scripted show is a scintillating sleigh ride of yuletide classics featuring performances from New York City’s premier cabaret artists with specialties ranging from burlesque to dance, circus acts, drag, live singing and so much more.

This show contains adult language and themes. All attendees must be 16+.

To ensure the safety of all guests at this show, all attendees must present proof of COVID-19 vaccination when checking in. A digital proof of vaccination, physical vaccination card or photograph of a vaccination card + an ID with a matching name will all be accepted.

All guests are required to wear a mask inside the venue.

Presented by Big Gay Hudson Valley. Find cast photos, bios and social media profiles at www.HungWithCare.com/cast

A huge thank you to these community partners whose support is making HUNG With Care’s 2021 season possible. Please consider supporting the businesses that support our LGBTQ+ Community.

• The Greenhouse Cafe & Cocktail Lounge | Ithaca, NY
• Rasa Spa | Ithaca, NY
• Rye Bar & Restaurant | Elmira, NY
• Mockingbird Paperie | Ithaca, NY
• Fingerlakes Bears | Ithaca, NY
• Hamilton & Adams | Kingston, NY
• 2 Queens Coffee | Narrowsburg, NY

For tickets and more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hung-with-care-a-queer-holiday-burlesque-spectacular-ithaca-tickets-194094791747 or https://www.facebook.com/events/408321350862396/.

URO presents the latest edition of their annual performing arts fundraiser, Bars of Injustice: The Ambiente Justica Edition!  Each year, URO invites community members to speak to the injustices of the world and our community through spoken word, music, dance, and more.

This year, URO is collaborating with the city of Ithaca’s Green New Deal Initiative 1000 Conversations About Our Future to encourage engagement on these social issues and their intersectionality. The name, Ambiente Justica, draws attention to climate injustices in South America, particularly in Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela.

URO will also honor Audrey Cooper, Schelley Michell-Nunn, Kirby Edmunds, and others for their contributions to promoting justice in the community.

Tickets $12 at the door.

For more information, please contact Temitayo Sanusi Parkinson at tos5@cornell.edu or Angelina DeBenedet at amd444@cornell.edu.

Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute present Vangeline in Eternity 123, live and in-person!

Tickets: $20

For tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eternity-123-at-csma-in-ithaca-ny-tickets-179447601607.

Eternity 123 is the third installment of a feminist dance triptych choreographed and performed by Vangeline (Elsewhere–2018, Erasure–2019, and Eternity 123).

Eternity 123 traces the symbolic journey of women’s liberation across time. With this piece, Vangeline also celebrates the impact of women on the art form butoh, exploring the link between women, butoh, and “cabaret.”

‘In the 70s and 80s, women butoh dancers danced in “cabarets” to make a living in Tokyo”, says Vangeline. “This history has led to unique methods and contributions by women in our field–contributions that have typically been overlooked. In the 1990s, I also made a living in New York as a go go/burlesque/vaudeville dancer. In this piece, I celebrate women trailblazers while playfully exploring these layers of history.”

Behind all significant cultural movements and changes in history, the lives of countless women can be found, as well as countless voices that have been silenced. As we challenge our collective memory by telling their stories, we redefine the importance of women’s participation in society.

Masks are required indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Performers will be maskless.

Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute present Vangeline in Eternity 123, live and in-person!

Tickets: $20

For tickets, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eternity-123-at-csma-in-ithaca-ny-tickets-179447601607.

Eternity 123 is the third installment of a feminist dance triptych choreographed and performed by Vangeline (Elsewhere–2018, Erasure–2019, and Eternity 123).

Eternity 123 traces the symbolic journey of women’s liberation across time. With this piece, Vangeline also celebrates the impact of women on the art form butoh, exploring the link between women, butoh, and “cabaret.”

‘In the 70s and 80s, women butoh dancers danced in “cabarets” to make a living in Tokyo”, says Vangeline. “This history has led to unique methods and contributions by women in our field–contributions that have typically been overlooked. In the 1990s, I also made a living in New York as a go go/burlesque/vaudeville dancer. In this piece, I celebrate women trailblazers while playfully exploring these layers of history.”

Behind all significant cultural movements and changes in history, the lives of countless women can be found, as well as countless voices that have been silenced. As we challenge our collective memory by telling their stories, we redefine the importance of women’s participation in society.

Masks are required indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Performers will be maskless.