Big APE
"Disposable Goods"

Standing Room Only tickets are available for this event. These tickets must be purchased either over the phone at (802) 86-FLYNN until 5 PM today or in person at our Box Office window at 153 Main Street in Burlington.

Disposable Goods is an examination of consumption and a portrait of excess, and contemplates the physical body as object—both its confrontation with the space and the experience of being observed. The latest production from Big Action Performance Ensemble (Big APE) illuminates the obsessive cycle of waste in our culture and questions who and what are deemed expendable. Comprised of four movements—Spill, Away (from here), Trash, and Necessity—four dancers blend intricate phrasing, rigorous partnering, text, and lively audience interaction. Artistic Director Tiffany Rhynard (Artist in Residence at Middlebury College) performs and is joined by dancers Ellen Smith Ahern, Yina Ng, and Simon Thomas-Train. Rhynard creates a visual dialogue between highly stylized movement and the architectural design of the performance space. Her work strives to rattle the standard conventions of dance and awaken audiences to a blend of performance that responds to both the brutality and bliss of living.