rind and flesh skin and peel Performance & Artist Talk
SUN, JUL 23, 2023
1:00 PM
Flushing Town Hall no longer requires visitors or performers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19; wearing a mask is optional but recommended. For more details, please visit www.flushingtownhall.org/covid-safety.
VIEWER DISCRETION DISCLAIMER: This program features dancers of all gender identities who will be bare-chested throughout the entire performance.
rind and flesh skin and peel is movement installation as a practice in familiarizing viewers with the human form with all of its uniqueness and complexities. Four forms will fill the room; living breathing bodies yet statuesque; bare chested with heads buried in buckets. As they crawl, slink, sit, and delicately balance, crash, crush, squeeze, and squish mounds of vibrant, juicy citrus, the audience has permission to view their bodies. We can begin to wash away our binary assumptions and receive the human body as a communicator and a work of art. The experience is an opportunity to see the body as raw, primal, visceral, and vulnerable. We are vivacious beings as opposed to a gendered story. We can indulge in being seen instead of being shamed for developing.
About the Artists:
Theo Armstrong (they/he) is a figment of your imagination. He’s worked with micca, Narcissister, Thea Little, Rebecca Pappas, ChristinaNoel and the Creature, Milka Djordevich, and Andrea Haenggi. Their written work appears in Isele Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail, among other places. They received a BA in English Literature and a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa.
Abigail Linnemeyer (she/they) is a Brooklyn based performer, choreographer and dance activist. She is physically invested in improvisation, partner work, and athleticism. Her queer identity inspires research into gender in process, performance, and community outreach, which she carries into all of her creative and performative endeavors. She is currently working with ChrisMastersDance, m i c c a, Johnnie Cruise Mercer (TheREDprojectNYC), and she is part of Dance/NYC’s Junior Committee. Abigail strives to work in environments that center collaborative values and actively work to uplift queer communities.
Hannah Lillevoy (they/fae) is a mother, mover, maker and hairstylist who has been participating in Micca’s magic for over 8 years. Using and transforming public spaces, while inviting audiences to experience dance in sensual and visceral ways, are what motivates them most as a performer.
About micca
m i c c a is a platform of possibility. A choreographer, an earth child, dirt dancer, and water freak who crafts site specific installations as sanctuary spaces. Their choreography is deeply vested in the visibility of queer bodies. They perform tests of endurance in visually stunning environments to encourage gathering intimately for a shared visceral experience. m i c c a believes in the power of us and uses artistic gatherings to instill belief in our integrity and capability as a community.
m i c c a lives on a boat in Rockaway Beach, Queens, also known as the best place on Earth.
This program was supported in part by a Space Grant from Flushing Town Hall.
Questions about one of our shows? Contact us at boxoffice@flushingtownhall.org or 718-463-7700 x 222
VIEWER DISCRETION DISCLAIMER: This program features dancers of all gender identities who will be bare-chested throughout the entire performance.
rind and flesh skin and peel is movement installation as a practice in familiarizing viewers with the human form with all of its uniqueness and complexities. Four forms will fill the room; living breathing bodies yet statuesque; bare chested with heads buried in buckets. As they crawl, slink, sit, and delicately balance, crash, crush, squeeze, and squish mounds of vibrant, juicy citrus, the audience has permission to view their bodies. We can begin to wash away our binary assumptions and receive the human body as a communicator and a work of art. The experience is an opportunity to see the body as raw, primal, visceral, and vulnerable. We are vivacious beings as opposed to a gendered story. We can indulge in being seen instead of being shamed for developing.
About the Artists:
Theo Armstrong (they/he) is a figment of your imagination. He’s worked with micca, Narcissister, Thea Little, Rebecca Pappas, ChristinaNoel and the Creature, Milka Djordevich, and Andrea Haenggi. Their written work appears in Isele Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail, among other places. They received a BA in English Literature and a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa.
Abigail Linnemeyer (she/they) is a Brooklyn based performer, choreographer and dance activist. She is physically invested in improvisation, partner work, and athleticism. Her queer identity inspires research into gender in process, performance, and community outreach, which she carries into all of her creative and performative endeavors. She is currently working with ChrisMastersDance, m i c c a, Johnnie Cruise Mercer (TheREDprojectNYC), and she is part of Dance/NYC’s Junior Committee. Abigail strives to work in environments that center collaborative values and actively work to uplift queer communities.
Hannah Lillevoy (they/fae) is a mother, mover, maker and hairstylist who has been participating in Micca’s magic for over 8 years. Using and transforming public spaces, while inviting audiences to experience dance in sensual and visceral ways, are what motivates them most as a performer.
About micca
m i c c a is a platform of possibility. A choreographer, an earth child, dirt dancer, and water freak who crafts site specific installations as sanctuary spaces. Their choreography is deeply vested in the visibility of queer bodies. They perform tests of endurance in visually stunning environments to encourage gathering intimately for a shared visceral experience. m i c c a believes in the power of us and uses artistic gatherings to instill belief in our integrity and capability as a community.
m i c c a lives on a boat in Rockaway Beach, Queens, also known as the best place on Earth.
This program was supported in part by a Space Grant from Flushing Town Hall.
Questions about one of our shows? Contact us at boxoffice@flushingtownhall.org or 718-463-7700 x 222