www.newcitystage.com: Anthony Moseley, artistic director of Collaboraction, is giving me a tour of what will be the company’s theater and performance space and art center within the Kimball Arts Center, at the corner of Kimball and Bloomingdale, where Logan Square meets Humboldt Park, directly across the street from The 606 trail.
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There's one thing this article shows for sure, and it's that the person giving the tour is madly in love with the cause they have dedicated themselves to. Which is really important when doing unconventional work. The artistic community is lucky in that it's widely known to be a fluid form where almost anything, or perhaps just anything, goes! The companies history of work is fascinating, and makes me wonder what it would be like to attend Events. Although I do find it interesting that they now only do one night extravaganza as opposed to repeatable performances. There is a certain magic and mystery of a one time event, well also wanting as many people as possible to experience it. It is commendable how much they have already raised in their fundraising. And I wish them luck in their remaining goal! Hopefully one day I’ll be able to see some exciting new work from them!
This experimental “grassroots” theatre company seems to be fluid in the sense of always changing, bettering, and thinking about their audience. The creativity involved in this project in its enormity and history is immense. To begin with contemporary American plays and gallery exhibitions, and end with a radio show and digital productions and a one-woman show (etc), is a feat in and of itself. This article dives into how they did it and why. Senior’s story specifically is inspiring: she began as a newly-graduated intern at Steppenwolf Theatre, decided to create her own company, and the rest is history. Both Moseley and Delgado have similarly come up from college-struggle stories, and balance Senior out really well, considering their very different strategic, artistic, and leadership styles. I’m glad the situation where shows prioritized egos and money ended quickly, and turned toward art and the audience experience.
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