Brimming with fervent energy and luscious intimacy, The Next TiMes is Kinetic Light’s stunning new multimedia disability arts experience. Join us October 9-11 at New York Live Arts, for the world premiere!
Collaborating Artists Kayla Hamilton and Tatiana Cholewa join Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson in this enthralling universe — an exploration of resilience, love, power, and connection. The Next TiMes opens into the near future, a place swirling with ghosts and premonitions, and a space where survival and relationships are tenuous. This world is about secrets– what we know, what we think we know, and what can be revealed.
Featuring an original score, novel audience technology, otherworldly video projections, and vivid multitrack audio description, The Next TiMes embodies Kinetic Light’s core belief that access is art.
World Premiere
October 9 - 11
New York Live Arts
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Runtime 75 minutes plus intermission
Access & Experience
This work is designed to be experienced in any version or combination of sound, sight, and vibration. Access is both intrinsic to the performed work and flexibly provided according to audience member choice.
Performances will include ASL interpretation pre- and post-performance; there is no spoken text. Artistic music and sound captions will be available via CART, streamtext, and your own personal device. A dedicated haptic experience will be available at some seats. We work with all venues to create expanded accessible seating. Audio Description will be available through Audimance, with multiple content and experience options. Orientation and assistance with the app will be available pre-show at the venue, along with a tactile experience of set, prop, and costumes.
There are no strobe lighting effects. There are moving lights and animated projections. Some sections include mirrored props and scenic elements which can create a sparkling or reflective effect.
Audience members are welcome to exit and reenter the space at any time during performances. Quiet space and sensory kits will be available before, during, and after all performances.
Installation elements, if present, will include visual, auditory, tactile, and haptic interactivity.
Masks are required for all attendees, (K)N95 preferred.
If you encounter access issues with the ticketing website, please contact the New York Live Arts Box Office directly at boxoffice@newyorklivearts.org or (212) 924-0077 or in person.
Living in The Next TiMes
Kinetic Light Founder & Artistic Director: Alice Sheppard Performers: Tatiana Cholewa, Kayla Hamilton, Laurel Lawson, Alice Sheppard Original Score: Josh A. Loar Projection Design: Carlos Johns-Dávila, with Kate Freer Lighting Design: Annie Wiegand Audience and Access Technology: Colin Clark, Laurel Lawson Production Manager: Steve Zakszewski Production Stage Manager: Liz Weber Production Design: Laurel Lawson Audio Description Artists: Tatiana Cholewa, Kayla Hamilton, Laurel Lawson, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Mo Pickering-Symes (using The Rationale Method), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Alice Sheppard, Brad Smith The Next TiMes is funded, in part, by the Harkness Foundation for Dance.