©2001 AntiGravity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

                                      AntiGravity's

CRASH TEST DUMMIES

Directed & Choreographed by:

Christopher Harrison

With original music and live accompaniment
by Sxip Shirey, Paul Weir

                                                   Original Concept: Duncan Pettigrew & Christopher Harrison

 

With

Alexandra Apjarova • Shelly Bomb • Stacey Carlson • Stephan Choinière

Andris Freimanis • Jason Garcia • Shane Geraghty • Amy Gordon • Kiva Kahl • Jonah Logan

Jonathan Nosan •Tatyana Petruck • Dino Rodriguez • Tommy Roeder • Colt Sandberg

Mam Smith • Aleksandr Syomin • Aaron Vexler • Kamila Zapytowska

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Set Design: Jonah Logan
Costume Design: Shelly Bomb
Lighting Design: Herrick Goldman
Sound Design: Paul Weir
Hair/Make-Up Design: Kiva Kahl
Production Manager: Joshua Sherer
Technical Director/Master Rigger: Scott Sloan
Stage Managers: Jenifer Shenker / Keith England
Company Manager: Ric Swezey

Press Agent: KPM Associates, Kevin P. McAnarney/Grant Lindsey

General Manager: Alexander Schlempp

Musical Direction: Sxip Shirey
Associate Director: Amy Gordon

“Fly Away”: THE MYNDY K EXPERIENCE; vocals & lyrics: Myndy K;

Music by and produced by: Eddie Baez & Giuseppe DiCaccamo,

Courtesy of Groovilicious Records

Assistant Aerial Choreographer: Stephan Choiniere
Additional Design Concepts: Norman Gosney & Shelly Bomb
Rhythmic Gymnastics Choreography: Wendy Hilliard
Dance Consultants: Candice Coke, Gigi Grose
Props Design: Colt Sandberg, Aaron Vexler
Rubber Latex Costume Elements: Matt Maguire
Mechanical Engineer: Brian Matthews
Bungee Rigging: Inversion Ent. Inc.
Motor Operator: Caroline Leppanen
Comedy Captain: Amy Gordon
Dance Captain: Stacey Carlson
Creative Consultant: Jay Howarth
Sports Equipment provided by: Mike Stuligross / Sports Equipment Specialists
Company Physical Therapist: Francesco Mariglia
Molded Carbon Kevlar costume pieces donated by: Clay Carrier Composites

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SPECIAL THANKS:
This production would not be possible without the generous support of - Chelsea Piers Field House, Sutton Gymnastics, Richard Zakka, Lloyd Neil, Rudy Van Daele, Anastasia Furst, Jim Lorenzo, Miron Dion-Arivas, Petar Jevremov, JB Miller and the folks at Empire Entertainment, Imageworks, LLC, Steve Dwork at dBm Audio Services and especially Pharoah Harrison

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DIRECTORS NOTE:

FOR TEN YEARS ANTIGRAVITY HAS BEEN STYLISHLY TUMBLING, LEAPING, AND TOSSING EACH OTHER HIGH INTO THE AIR, STRIVING TO LIVE UP TO OUR NAME----A TALL ORDER. WE ATTACH OURSELVES TO BUNGEE AND CATAPULT INTO THE SKY, SWING ON ROPES, SUSPEND ON WIRES AND BOUNCE AROUND THE WORLD. MUCH OF THE FUN IS IN REHEARSALS---EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW TOYS, FEARLESSLY FLYING (AND FALLING) IN A VAIN QUEST TO DISPROVE NEWTON. BUT HE WAS RIGHT, WHAT GOES UP ALWAYS MUST COME DOWN. OF ALL THE UPLIFTING DEVICES WE’VE USED, HUMOR IS BY FAR THE MOST TRULY ANTI-GRAVITATIONAL. SO WITH CRASH TEST DUMMIES, WE THROW OURSELVES UP WITH LEVITY, AND HOPE YOU, TOO, FEEL THE HIGH OF LAUGHTER.

I’VE BEEN INSPIRED IN THIS PROCESS BY SEVERAL SOURCES. THE HEROIC FIGURES OF THE CRASH TEST DUMMIES THEMSELVES HAVE LONG INTRIGUED ME, SAVING LIVES WITH DARING-DO. PHYSICAL COMEDIANS, THE LIKES OF KEATON, CHAPLAIN, IRWIN AND LLOYD, WHO USE THEIR BODIES TO AMAZE AND AMUSE, AND MOST NOTABLY, THE ATHLETES OF MY COMPANY INSPIRE THIS SHOW, AS CHAMPIONS WHO HAVE TRAINED THEIR BODIES AND LENT ME THEIR SPIRITS. I THANK THEM ALL SINCERELY.

©2001 AntiGravity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

 

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