THE CARPETBAG BRIGADE

 

Carpetbag Brigade is in Arizona and Global Stilt Congress is in full swing!

Global Stilt Congress - Aerial Stilts Workshop

Check out thi s article in the Huffington Post about Global St ilt Co ngress: "Global Stilt Congress, A Tsunami of Transcultural Expression at Arcosanti".

The roots of our work are here in Arizona and we are happy to be back in the dry heat of the southwest after our summer journeys. There are lots of public events coming up starting with the Arco-Tsunami Festival on the 10th and 17th of October where you can catch the cutting edge of acrobatic stilt performance and see an international cast of performers conduct a site specific procession on the grounds of Arcosanti. 

Later in the month we work with choreographer Kelly Keenan to research new material, which will be presented as a work in progress at the Tom Von Deck resurrected Tsunami on the Square on October 24th. You will see us around 8:00 pm that evening. 

Christopher Mankowski and Jay Ruby teach a butoh / text / song workshop at the Flying Nest on October 25 and at the end of the month Jay Ruby presents his new solo work in Prescott and Flagstaff.

Global Stilt Congress Participants

Enjoy!

Jay Ruby and The Carpetbag Brigade

ARCO-TSUNAMI FESTIVAL

Leading into Arco-Tsunami, the Carpetbag Brigade will be hosting the   Symposium of Spectacle Based Drama.   

Artists, Academics and Students explore and examine the creative process and impact of spectacle based drama in contemporary society with interactive workshops, a panel discussion , artist demonstrations and a keynote address from  Laura Anderson Barbata. Tickets available online today at Brown Paper Tickets 

ARIZONA OCTOBER!

October 10th - 7:30 pm  Arco*Tsunami Festival with Wise Fool & Carpetbag Brigade 

See "Callings" and "Flexion" 

State of the art acrobatic stilt performance art at Arcosanti 

October 10th - 2:30 pm - Symposium of Spectacle Based Drama

A Panel Discussion hosted by Rachel Bowditch

Keynote address from Laura Anderson Barbata 

October 17th - 5:00 pm  Global Stilt Congress presents "The Legislation" @ Arco*Tsunami Festival 

 An international crew of acrostilters leads spectators through 

Arcosanti's aesthetic environment in a unique choreographic journey with music from Will Duncan, Mercedes Bahleda, Inesis Vitols & Meg Bohrmann 

and spoken word + afterparty from DJ Logan Dirtyverbs

October 24th - The return of Tsunami on the Square in Prescott, AZ

Once upon a time, Carpetbag Brigade hosted this event. We are curious about Tom Von Deck's resurrection of the event and will present a new work in progress that is the result of our new stilt movement research with Kelly Keenan. See us at 8 pm

October 25th 11:00 am - The Voice in Action / The Body in Revolt

 Workshop with Jay Ruby & Christopher Mankowski 

butoh / text / song @ The Flying Nest Studio

October 30th & 31st - 7:30 pm   "Fayettenam" @ The Flying Nest Studio in Prescott, AZ 

New solo work from Carpetbag Brigade's Jay Ruby

Early Settlement, Ghosts in the Mountain & Johnny Appleseed

November 1st - 6:00 pm Jay Ruby presents "Fayettenam" in Flagstaff at the Coconino Center for the Arts