AMEBA presents
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Evening Performance $20 buy tickets
Matinee Performance $15 buy tickets
Group Rate, 10 or more $10 buy tickets
In-Theatre Aerial Workshop $50 buy tickets

On the Edge is a compelling collection of new works that utilizes extreme physicality and bold staging to express a variety of instances where our human nature brings us to the edge. With the help of suspended fabrics, ropes, bungee cords, swings and rope ladders, AMEBA artists skillfully create images along a three-dimensional dance floor. Join us on this thrilling 90-minute adventure into Aerial Dance.

When
March 6-15, 2008

Where
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL  map
(Discount Parking at 1015 N. Clark St.)


Eveing Shows
Thu, March 6 at 7:00 PM
Fri, March 7 at 7:00 PM
Sat, March 8 at 7:00 PM
Thu, March 13 at 7:00 PM
Fri, March 14 at 7:00 PM
Sat, March 15 at 7:00 PM

Special Matinee Shows
AMEBA's amazing aerial dance style is fun for all ages. Bring the whole family!
Sat, March 8 at 2:00 PM
Wed, March 12 at Noon

Opening Night Special
Join us on opening night (3/6) and enjoy a free behind-the-scenes tour, a chance to swing on the trapeze and automatic entry into a drawing to win a special prize!

In-Theater Aerial Dance Workshop
Sat, March 15 at 12:00-1:30 PM (kids)
Sat, March 15 at 1:30-3:00 PM (teens/adults)
Cost: $50

In the face of crisis we are all challenged in our response. Some seek revenge, some withdraw and some have a great AWAKENING. This piece explores the human dynamic of that challenge.

DEVIL'S HIGHWAY takes the adventurous human voyeur for a thrilling ride as performers slide, leap, turn and chop their way through the space-- conquering their physical and mental obstacles relatable to all mankind.

INTERLOCKING PIECES utilizes extreme physicality and bold staging to express how human relationships are comparable to pieces of a puzzle.

ETHER & TERRA, literally translated as air & earth, is a bungee duet, where the edges of two different worlds overlap and set the stage for this delicate love story in a bubble.

The daring quartet in REBOUND manipulates a swinging trapeze while showcasing the trust and connection needed to execute this exciting, fast paced and high energy dance.

SECOND SKIN is an aerial duet on the fabric sling that explores the different personalities of one being.

We move along this grid, the SIDEWALK, often oblivious to others. When we crash into another's path, life continues hurriedly around us, but our world is temporarily flipped upside-down.

The athletic balance of TIME is conveyed through all extremes...having too much, too little, or the magical alignment of timing when two people meet and success for relationship follows.

TWILIGHT is a trapeze duet that evokes feelings of whimsy and friendship as the day's illumination gives way to the endless possibilities of night.

Core Dancers/Choreographers: Carolyn Gaffke, Chloe Jensen, Christina Chen, Christine Selander, Danielle Garrison, Julie Petry, Justin Deschamps, Karen Fisher-Doyle, Meghan Brown, Melissa Bartz, Tracy Von Kaenel
Guest Dancers/Choreographers: Aaron McGloin, Blair Dina, Katie Matteson, Kimi Matsumura, Laura Tennal, Sarah Schmitt, Wendy Taylor-Appling
Understudy: Cat Dean
Original Music: Tim Quirk




AMEBA Acrobatic & Aerial Dance is partially supported by a City Arts Program I Grand from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and by many generous individuals.