Pants

Solo dance-theatre (stand-up comedy with dance breaks) by veteran dance artists Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg. Can one reimagine gender from inside a middle-aged body while standing at the playground caught in the no “man’s” land between the “moms” and the “dads”? Pants takes a deep dive into the shallow end of the gender binary through raw comedy and dance that crawls inside our “packaging”. What happens to one’s flimsy identity when one’s offspring sheds the binary before recess? Profoundly personal story-telling is delivered through alarming comedy and movement that reveals the heart of the matter. Created in collaboration with Kate Franklin(co-choreographer), Josh Martin (creative collaboration), and Joanna Garfinkel (dramaturge).

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

January 17-21, 2024 - Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver BC

Upcoming:

May/June 2025 - BRITISH COLUMBIA TOUR; Prince George, Sointula, Port McNeill, Port Alice.

Project Created by: Tara Cheyenne Performance

Key Artistic Collaborators:

Written, performed, and choreographed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg.

Movement Director and Creative Collaborator: Kate Franklin
Outside Eye and Creative Collaborator: Josh Martin
Dramaturg: Joanna Garfinkel
Creative Collaborators: Daisy Thompson, Caroline Liffmann, Justine A. Chambers, Cameron Mackenzie, Ted Littlemore, Zahra Shahab.
Lighting design: James Proudfoot
Costume Design: Justine A. Chambers and Alice Mansell

Thank you's and acknowledgements:
Thank you to Wendy D. Photography and Lydia Waldmann (additional photos), Donna Spencer and the Firehall Arts Centre, Marc Stewart, Jasper Friedenberg Stewart, Alen Dominguez, Nico Dicecco, Company 605, Rae Takei, Ryan Land, Fay Nass, JD Derbyshire, Artspring, and BC Movement Arts Society.