ABOUT THE SHOW
After a long separation, five friends reunite. This story of picking up the threads - of reconnecting with one another, rediscovering friendship, and rebuilding community - all unfolds with acrobatic poignancy, magic, and mischief. Using a single circus apparatus, the beautifully simple aerial rope, "Gathering the Threads" is an allegory of weaving together loose ends, rebuilding ties, and re-finding each other after loss.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Venue Accessibility Info Document
This show is only running once during the festival!
Kids ages 4+ require a ticket. Kids 3 and under who are comfortable sitting on the lap of an adult do not need a ticket but are asked not to take a seat.
Suggested Audiences: All Ages
ABOUT TICKET PRICES
At this point in our development as a circus festival, ticket sales are critical to being able to book diverse circus shows and support the development of circus as an art form in the USA. We have started to gain traction and receive grants to pay for the free, outdoor, family friendly work we present, but also care deeply about presenting all kinds of circus at the festival that can't easily get funding, so ticket sales really matter.
Tickets cost $35 so that we can guarantee our performers housing, travel, and a performance stipend without artists needing to worry that their payout will be contingent on ticket sales.
This common practice of ticket splits often leaves artists vulnerable and paying to participate vs being compensated for their work - especially when presenting work that is not widely commercial or well known or with a large ensemble.
If this ticket price is prohibitive of your attendance, we are offering a community care ticket price of $15 for those in need. To arrange a community care ticket for any show:
-Text (preferred) or call our festival phone number at (607) 269-7227 to reserve in advance with at least 24 hours notice.
-Show up at the festival hub at 118 W. Green Street during the festival to arrange a ticket in advance. The festival hub will be open: 9/1 1pm-10pm, 9/2 10am -10pm, and 9/3 10am-2pm.
-Show up at any venue 30 min before showtime to procure a community care ticket on site for any show that has availability.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
This show is presented by CIRCUS 617, a new company dedicated to highlighting homegrown Boston circus artists in new works of contemporary circus. Circus 617 productions meld the spectacular, expressive physicality of circus with theatrical and musical methods of storytelling. "Gathering the Threads" is Circus 617's first feature-length show.
"Gathering the Threads" features an all-original score composed and played live by musician Miles Wilder.
CREDITS
ARTISTS: Rachel Rees, Mandy Hackman, Alexis Hendrick, Sophia Herscu, Ellen Waylonis, Lauren Weiler, Caroline Dignes
Artistic Director: Sophia Herscu
Costume/Set Design: Mandy Hackman
Original and Live music: Miles Wilder
Producer: Ellen Waylonis