"If you’re looking for an evening of traditional theater, Arden – But, Not Without You isn’t for you. But if you’re open to an experience you won’t soon forget, then come down for this Flea for all." – Manhattan Digest
“Arden feels like a poem, an ode to new beginnings, a ritual to solemnize a space, and a group embrace.” – Theatermania
“Wonderfully entertaining” – New York Theater
Arden: But, Not Without You is raw, vibrant, and QUEER AS F*CK. Don’t miss this strictly limited engagement commissioned by The Flea and led by Niegel Smith, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, Carrie Mae Weems, Peter Born, and Nia Witherspoon.
Diana Oh describes Arden as “Four Generations of Deeply Intimately Bound All-Kinds-of-Doing-Shit Artists sharing of themselves in a Tender-Ass Room full of Queer Femme Shamanic Energy who Genuinely and Gently Welcome You: Social Anxieties, Yummy Freakiness, and All.”
Okwui adds: “We assume nothing. We know nothing, other than a shared desire to reach out and learn about how little we have known and how much we assume. We bring each other offerings and practices and we ask people to come and join us in these offerings. Can we come together in this spirit? There will be music, there will be dance, there might be a party. You bring what you can, we will hold a space for it.”
And Diana brings it all back, “When the world be moving so fast, and I be so gentle, this is the room I wanna be in.”
Come as you are.
80m
February 7th, 2022
March 6th, 2022
Unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available.
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