HIGHER THAN A BODY, TILLY NORWOOD, and Queer Film Fest to be Presented at Wild Project
Neil Totton and Cameron Darwin Bossert bring new works to the East Village venue.
wild project has revealed the lineup of programming happening in their space this August. All events will take place at wild project, including The Life and Times of Tilly Norwood, Higher Than a Body: A memory set to music and more.
Higher Than a Body: A memory set to music
Written & Performed by Neil Totton, Directed by Tammie Swopes
wild project's 2026 Mikéah Jennings Artist-in-Residence
Fri August 7 & Sat August 8 at 7pm
Performance art meets supernatural satire in a special work-in-progress presentation of Higher Than A Body, a new solo performance written, composed, and performed by multidisciplinary artist Neil Totton. Developed in residence at wild project, this showing invites audiences into a memory set to music, packed with humor, sass, and deep introspection. Set in May 2020 during the height of the global pandemic, Higher Than A Body confines the audience within the walls of a New York City apartment. There we meet 'BJ the Color Intuitive,' a man blessed-and cursed-with supernatural gifts. While BJ's initial desire is to leverage his unique powers to strike it rich, the isolation of lockdown forces a reckoning, challenging his ambitions and sparking an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
The Life and Times of Tilly Norwood
Written by Cameron Darwin Bossert
Presented by ThirdWing
August 11-23 at 7pm
It's September 2022, and a young woman named Tilly has a roommate who's trying not to strangle her, so she vows to finally get a real acting job... by locking herself in her room and doing 500 'self-tapes' (video auditions) in 2 weeks. She's never taken an acting class, so her plan is to study all the audition videos she can find on YouTube for the roles that made actors famous, like Rachel McAdams for The Notebook, and especially Evangeline Lilly for Lost, memorizing every nuance of behavior. After this 2-week immersion Tilly hasn't landed an acting job yet, but she reemerges into the living room with strange abilities... but will these new-found 'super powers' be helpful in paying the rent? Can she finally rise to stardom before their living situation descends into chaos? The new show takes a satirical aim at the synthetic creativity we're starting to live with, and perhaps have been putting up with for longer than we may realize. Absolutely no generative AI will be used in the writing or making of any aspect of the show.
East Village Queer Film Festival
Curated by Festival Co-Directors Paul Edwards & Valeria Avina
August 26-30
The 10th Annual EAST VILLAGE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL or EVQ embraces an inclusive Queer identity, featuring films that entertain, explore and promote queer-themed issues, work by and featuring LGBTQIA+ artists, as well as work inspired by the expanded innovative and audacious downtown Queer avant-garde. There will be a brief Q&A with filmmakers after each screening. Moderators to be announced.
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Likewise 59E59 Theatres (7/14-7/18) |
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THE DEATH CHRONICLES (portraits)|S&F Summer Season at Marist Marist University Symphonic Hall (8/01-8/01) |
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND | Stage & Film Summer Season at Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (7/31-7/31) |
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Butoh: Into the Depth New York Butoh Institute/Vangeline (7/08-7/31) |
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EN EL TIEMPO DE LAS MARIPOSAS Repertorio (1/07-12/31) |
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND | Stage & Film Summer Season at the Bardavon Bardavon 1869 Opera House (8/01-8/02) |
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Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England SoHo Playhouse (7/16-7/18) |
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LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA Repertorio (11/15-12/31) |
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Hadid 59E59 Theatres (7/10-7/21) |
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MENAFEE | Stage & Film Summer Season at Marist University Marist University Symphonic Hall (7/25-7/25) |