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Die No Die (Iowa City)
Matty Davis with Tony Orrico, Clay Scofield, Johanna Kasimow, and Bryan Saner
Presented by PE (Physical Education) Performance Lab & Public Space One
Situated at sunset amidst the Ashton Living Prairie Laboratory and traversing approximately 1200 meters across the Ashton Cross Country Course, Die No Die is a performance structured in the spirit of a shooting star—bursting into view, scintillating, to be lunged after, beheld, or lost. The intensity of its arrival initiates idiosyncratic choreographies designed to “send the heart deeper,” as both performer(s) and audience negotiate the contours of meaning, connection, and control.
One after another, in linear succession, each performer comes crashing into space, initiating an embodied journey through specific challenges, demands, and freedoms. Each signals to the next through the felt beat of their hearts. Each carries us all farther into space.
Sliding scale tickets begin at $10, and advance purchase is strongly encouraged. All proceeds support the performers and the production of this work.
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