PS122's COIL Festival Kicks Off Today With Boundary-Defying Works | Playbill

News PS122's COIL Festival Kicks Off Today With Boundary-Defying Works Performance Space 122 kicks off its 11th annual COIL festival Jan. 5. The event is the largest to date, featuring premiere dance, theatre and performance pieces. Included in the line-up is a new theatrical work exploring confirmation bias and racism co-created by Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 director Rachel Chavkin.

COIL runs through Jan. 17 at various locations throughout New York City.

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Chavkin presents a new work developed with U.K. performer Chris Thorpe titled Confirmation. The work draws from conversations with a right-wing leader in the U.K. and examines political discourse and "Confirmation Bias." Performances run Jan. 13-17 at The Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn.

Highlights of the festival include Annie Dorsen's Yesterday Tomorrow. Beginning with the Beatles song "Yesterday," the director presents a concert that breaks down the music and gradually reconstructs it into "Tomorrow" from Annie. Performances run Jan. 13-16 at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theater.

The festival's slate of theatrical works also features a newly devised piece by Wooster Group and Elevator Repair Service regular Kaneza Schaal titled Go Forth, which blends performance and photo installation; Frank Boyd’s The Holler Sessions, an interactive experience featuring a Kansas City DJ and his love of jazz music; and various works featuring Australian artists thanks to the festival's cultural exchange program. 

For the festival's complete line-up and to purchase tickets, visit PS122.org

 
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