ABOUT THE SHOW
What does it mean to stay present in an ever changing world? Fern Collective welcomes you into an aerial world of their own devising full of beautiful, dangerous, thought provoking, generous, and tangled messes. I Hope You Are Fed is sure to leave you feeling, thinking, and questioning.
The show is appropriate for ages 10+ and runs approximately 75 minutes without an intermission. Seating is general admission, first come first served.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW
Venue Accessibility Info Document
This is an aerial show that is performed on a runway in the middle of the performance space. Audiences sitting on one side who need access to the facilities during the show will need to go outside and around to access them once the show has begun. Flashlights are used in the performance and may be directed towards the audience at times.
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
Fern Collective is based in Ithaca, NY and is made up of five artists who grew up circusing at Circus Culture, Ithaca’s Very Own Circus School. The collective has created two full length works to date, Altercation of the Mundane, which toured NY State in 2022, and I Hope You Are Fed, which premiered in Ithaca, NY in May 2023. The collective is dedicated to creating innovative, evocative, present to the moment circus.
CREDITS
INSTIGATOR: AMY COHEN
ARTISTS/CREATORS: NUALA HILL, IZZY TENORIO, MILEY CHARSKY, ALICE KNIPE
TECHNICIAN/DESIGNER/OUTSIDE EYE: NUALA UGINE
LIGHTING DESIGN: ASHLEY CRESPO
RIGGING DESIGN: AMY COHEN, MILEY CHARSKY