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8.30pm. MX. OOPS / WENDELL COOPER, CARRYING CAPACITY

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8.30pm. MX. OOPS / WENDELL COOPER, CARRYING CAPACITY

WORLD PREMIERE

Sunday, January 8, 7:00pm
Monday, January 9, 5:30pm
Tuesday, January 10, 8:30pm

Run Time: 60 minutes

Abrons Arts Center, Playhouse
466 Grand Street / Tickets $20 / Single Tickets / Festival Pass

Beyond identity is the plasma of oneness; a dream space, both physical and energetic, that can hold the fullness of we. Carrying Capacity is a speculative journey mixing the sacred and profane. It asks—what is the connection between our capacity to love ourselves as simultaneously sexual, spiritual, and social beings with our collective future on this dusty rock? Mx. Oops / Wendell Cooper performs a multimedia ritual using sound meditation, urban dance, video projection, and rap, within an installation by sculptor Jasmine Murrell; featuring guest choreography and performance by Slim Ninja. The soul is invoked, gender is rendered ephemeral, and together we contemplate, in celebration, the sometimes unfortunate profundity of embodiment. For a preparatory guided meditation, visit mxoops.com.

Photo by Stan Pierson, bodypaint by Charly Joaquin Dominguez