From September 15-October 2nd, HOLDTIGHT will premiere a new Nourishment production at the cell theatre in NYC. As current resident artists at the cell, HOLDTIGHT’s new work will explore the question: What Keeps You Going? in a live, in-person immersive dance theater production.

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http://www.thecelltheatre.org/holdtight

Through an organic blend of dance, live music, storytelling, structural & mental disruptions, and video design, What Keeps You Going? is an intimate & participatory performance that invites audiences through three levels of the cell’s historic townhouse. Time, defined as the indefinite continued progress of existence, is so often measured in homogenized moments that it is easy to forget that every moment in time exists as a wholly unique instance.By conforming to the constraints of time, it can feel like one is falling into slow stagnation or an extreme acceleration.What does that mean in terms of overcoming the linear nature of time and finding purpose?What Keeps You Going? delves into the paradoxical aspects of how we navigate the present moment whilst learning from our past and preparing for our future.

What Keeps You Going? is directed and conceived by HOLDTIGHT founder Gwendolyn Gussman in collaboration with artists Nico Gonzales, Emily Haughton, Dervla Carey-Jones, and Xenia Mansour. Featuring Music and Sound Design by Grammy-award winning saxophonist Johnny Butler, Scenography by Anna Driftmier, Lighting Design by Aja M. Jackson, and Video Design by Alex Taylor. HOLDTIGHT was last seen at the cell in 2019 for It’s Not What You Think inspired by the work of Mikel Glass.

Performance Details:

-When: 7:30pm; September 15--19, September 22-26, September 29-October 2nd

-Where: The Cell Theatre, 338 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY. 10011

- Price: $50-75 (with previews on 9/15 & 9/16 for $20) 

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre (Artistic Director Kira Simring) is a non-profit dedicated to the incubation and presentation of new works that mine the mind, pierce the heart, and awaken the soul. After successfully moving into the digital sphere by streaming virtual concerts and socially distanced programming such as Dark Matter Immersive’s Garden of Eden (New York Times’ Top Ten Things to Do This Week), and Tolerance Party (Time Out New York Best Theater to Stream this Week) the cell moved back into live performance with One Whale’s Tale’s Persou and Fruma Sarah (Waiting in the Wings) starring Jackie Hoffman (Time Out New York Recommended).  Past productions include Found, Hoard (co-produced with Off the Wall), The Pink Unicorn starring Alice Ripley (co-produced with Out of the Box), The Evolution of Mann starring Max Crumm, Bastard Jones (Drama-Desk Nominated), Crackskull Row, Hard Times: An American Musical (now the Broadway bound Paradise Square), The McGowan Trilogy, Hey Jude, Horse Girls and more. www.thecelltheatre.org @thecelltheatre

“What Keeps You Going? was created by HOLDTIGHT at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre in New York City as a part of the cell’s 2021 Residency Program.