Using humor to transform and transcend queer shame, Lividly. Part 1 is a vivid display of color on stage. Full of blues and purples to show the bruises, furies, and blueness of queer shame, the piece asks that if shame is performed, can those suffering from it be lifted away from it?
A special dance performance by the FluxFlow Dance Project, with music by Counterfeit Madison, Lividly. Part 1 will have performances starting Friday evening (May 27) through May 29 at the Columbus Dance Theater, 592 East Main Street, in Columbus. Tickets start at $6.94.
Lividly. Part 1 uses humor to transform and transcend queer shame with 4 performers. Part 2 will be at the Fisher Theatre in late July, 2022. Both performances were developed with the support of the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Virtue Vegan Salon, and the Flux Flow community.
Four performers are collaborating for this show: FluxFlow Dance Project co-founders Russell Lepley (he, him) and Filippo Pelacchi (they,them), Counterfeit Madison creator Sharon Udoh (she/her) and collaborator Sam Johnson (they/them).
“We are grateful to and inspired by all of the collaborators we’ve been honored to work with for Lividly .1,” said the FluxFlow team.
Flux + Flow, a dance, yoga, and movement studio opened in 2017 and then re-opened after the COVID-19 shut down on July 1, 2021. “We are very grateful to all our supporters that we survived to re-open and continue our work,” noted choreographer and co-owner of FLUX + FLOW in Clintonville, Russell Lepley-Pelacchi. They have produced several dance projects including their off (and on)-beat outdoor performance “Spatula” in April, 2021.
Counterfeit Madison is the musical manifestation of Nigerian-American artist Sharon Udoh. She composes “music full of humor and struggle which is perfect for Lividly.” She was a 2019 Artist in Resident at the Wexner Center, and has collaborated with many other artists.
Lividly. Part 2 will feature 18 performers including members of the Flux + Flow dance and yoga community. “We are beyond grateful to our core community for supporting us,” said Russell Lepley-Pelacchi, co-founder of Flux + Flow with his partner, Filippo.
The FluxFlow Dance collaboration with Counterfeit Madison will be at the Columbus Dance Theatre, 592 East Main Street, May 27-28, 2022. Tickets are available here.