planned yet Spontaneous
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tickets
Pay What Moves You!
Dates & Times
Thursday, May 12 | 7 PM
Friday, May 13 | 7 PM
Saturday, May 14 | 2 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, May 15 | 2 PM
RUNTIME
Approximately 1 hour with no intermission
LOCATION
Attack Theatre Studios
212 45th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
CAST AND CREDITS
Attack Theatre brings home a classic. This unique performance experience blurs the lines between visual art, music, and dance; and between audience and performer. In a dynamic merging of the planned and spontaneous, this process engages the audience with creation, improvisation, and dialogue inspired by works of visual art.
“Delicious moments of intimacy with these generous artists.”
about the program
Fusing choreography and composition with visual art, Some Assembly Required was originally commissioned for the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh) in 1995 for the Made in America exhibit. Inspired by the work of Philip Yenawine, former Director of Education at the Museum of Modern Art, this process gives the audience the ability to influence and interact with the creative process, and simultaneously allows for a facilitated discussion.
Working with spaces and venues as partners to present this unique performance experience, Attack Theatre’s Some Assembly Required offers audiences a new way to view visual art, a new lens to experience dance and live music and a new outlook on the culture of engaging arts experiences. Using traditional and nontraditional works of art (paintings, photographs, sculptures, architecture, and horticulture), Attack Theatre engages the audience in a process that culminates with a world premiere every night.
The process begins with the presentation of a short performance accompanied by live music. After viewing this piece, the audience embarks on a guided discussion of chosen artworks. The performers transform these comments into music and movement, which they insert and overlay into the existing piece. This new layer of emotion, intent and color adds passion to the existing dance, culminating with a performance that celebrates the artist and audience, the planned and spontaneous.
“It’s not often that a company can be so generous with, even eager to please its audiences, but still be daring enough to lead them on a journey that breaks new artistic boundaries.”
ACCOMMODATIONS
Attack Theatre is committed to offering inclusive, engaging experiences for people of all abilities. ADA seating is available and may be reserved upon request, and American Sign Language interpreters are available for performances with at least one week notice. To request ASL or further accommodations to enhance your experience, please contact kait@attacktheatre.com or call (412) 281-3305.
Historical Timeline
1995
Carnegie Museum of Art
1997
The Frick Art & Historical Center
2001
Avignon Festival in Galerie Ducastel (France)
2002
Avignon Festival in Le Petit Louvre (France)
Museé Oceanigraphique (Monaco)
2004
The Ross Museum of Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)
2005
The Blaffer Gallery (Houston, TX)
2006
The Erie Art Museum (Erie, PA)
2008
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz (NY)
2010
The Frick Art & Historical Center
Fairmont State University
2010 – Assemble This
SPACE gallery
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
August Wilson Center
The Frick Art & Historical Center
The Mattress Factory
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Contemporary Craft
The Andy Warhol Museum
2011
American Alliance of Museums Conference (Houston, TX)
2012
The Phillips Collection (Washington, DC)
2012 — Some Assembly Required: Public
Frick Fine Arts Building, Victor Brenner Fountain
East Liberty, Lend Me Your Eats Mural
North Shore, Pittsburgh Variations
Wilkinsburg, 10,000 mural
Northside, Cubed Tension
2012
American Alliance of Museums Conference in (Minneapolis, MN)
2014
FestivALL (Charleston, WV)
2015
Allegheny Riverstone Center for the Arts (Parker, PA)
2016
The Frick Art & Historical Center with the Western PA School for the Deaf
2016
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University
2017
The Frick Art & Historical Center with the Western PA School for the Deaf
Contemporary Craft
UnSmoke Systems Artspace
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University for Kaleidoscope Festival
2018
The Andy Warhol Museum with the Western PA School for the Deaf
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 106th Annual Exhibition
Braddock Carnegie Library
National Performance Network Conference
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA)
2019
The Andy Warhol Museum
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA)