Beyond Babel, the acclaimed dance experience, will extend its Off-Broadway run at The Gym at Judson (243 Thompson Street) through April 30, 2020. Tickets are available at www.BeyondBabelShow.com.
Told through a narrative urban dance riff on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Beyond Babel takes a contemporary look at the consequences of building physical - and ideological - walls to create division. The narrative follows two divinely linked lovers (played by the Madrids) fighting to connect as authorities raise a border that tears their families apart and forces their community to confront its diverging identities. Beyond Babel was co-created by rising theater artists Josh Aviner and Lyndsay Magid Aviner of Hideaway Circus and the award-winning team of Keone and Mari Madrid. The Aviners serve as Lead Producers and Creative Directors of this unique production. In addition to leading the cast, the Madrids also serve as Choreographers and Artistic Directors. Joining Keone & Mari on stage is an elite team of dancers reprising their roles from the San Diego production: Olivia Battista, Melissa De Jesus, Noelle Franco, Selene Haro, Shannon Kelly, Samuel Moore, Mikey Ruiz, Julian "Juju" Sena, and Fabian Tucker. Celebrated British dancer Dylan Mayoral joins the ensemble for the Off-Broadway run, as well as understudies Julia Alaimo, Eric Delgado, Rosalind Hsu, Maya Kell-Abrams, James Kho, Jen Margono, Brianna Mercado, Esosa Oviasu, Kaylar Preite, Aaron Quini, and Darien Van Rensalier.Videos