Leeway co-sponsors Beth Nixon’s Lava Fossil at First Person Arts

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

[ Christ Church Neighborhood House - 20 N American St ]

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About Lava Fossil

Where is “gone”, anyway? Interdisciplinary artist and performer, Beth Nixon (LTA ’10) navigates the loss of her father, the dinosaurs, an Italian hoagie, and her dentist in this whimsical one-person show. Nine “suitcases theaters” open to reveal volcanic eruptions, eel grass beds, and scientific charts to aid in this imaginative investigation of death and what's left behind. You’ve never had this much fun mourning everything humankind has ever lost. Created and Performed by Beth Nixon of Ramshackle Enterprises. Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian.

Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, 7:00pm both nights at Christ Church Neighborhood House (20 N American St). Tickets are $22 ($17.60 for FPA members). Click here for tickets and more information. 

About Beth Nixon
Beth Nixon is the human behind many Ramshackle Enterprises. She creates puppet shows, piñatas, parades, pageants, clown acts, suitcase theaters, illustrations, masks, magical lands and other spectaculah- on her own, and in collaboration with other humans of all ages, abilities and persuasions. Mostly she uses cardboard, science, and the imagination. Her performances and installations occur in galleries, garages, street corners and stages. She has been an artist-in-residence at museums, libraries, schools, senior centers, and at addiction recovery and mental health programs. Beth has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. She was awarded a 2010 Leeway Transformation Award for her art and social change work. After 12 years in Philly, Beth and her family moved to Providence, unable to resist the pull back to Beth’s RI homeland. Beth believes in the power of bike helmets, cornstarch, tide pools, emancipatory pedagogy, utopian performatives, and snacks. She builds portals and gives guided tours to places that don't yet exist. 

What makes “Lava Fossil” so compelling, besides Nixon’s unaffected delivery, are her props: a series of worlds that pop up, unfold, unravel, and ultimately erupt out of the suitcases.  – Boston Globe Review
 

About First Person Arts
First Person Arts, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization that celebrates the power of the personal. First Person Arts' storytelling, social impact, and festival programs reinforce their mission: everyone has a story to tell, and sharing these stories connects us with each other and the world. Whether you consider yourself an artist or observer, you have a story. And we have a way for you to share it, at a StorySlam, through a memoir writing class, or at the annual First Person Arts Festival.

The 13th Annual First Person Arts Festival is presented by PNC Arts Alive. Special thanks to Harmelin Media and Penn's Master of Liberal Arts program.

Photo credit: Erin X. Smithers.

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