OVER / UNDER
is a shared evening of dance that bets on itself featuring works created and performed by Sophie Minouche Allen and Francesca Baron:
Hot, live and otherwise by Sophie Minouche Allen is inspired by the 1981-2000 anti-nuclear protests of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp in Berkshire, England and is catalyzed by divergent familial tracings and other unsettled life fragments that get stuck between rocks and hard places. The solo navigates degrees of separation and holds spontaneity, grief and pleasure in proximity to disaster.
NO/ISE (128 bits per second) by Francesca Baron interrogates what lies on the other side of noise. In an age where we are exposed to 600+ advertisements daily, deafening media coverage, fervant publicized opinions, increasing noise pollution, crippling politics and social expectations, the way to peace feels arduous. Noise clutters our senses and skews our perception on what holds importance. It affects our capacity to slow down. To lead with intention. What needs to shift so we can focus on being rather than doing? This work is a love letter to the quiet, the delicate and the sensitive.
LOGISTICS
Show Duration: 1 hour
Seating: Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the show and seating is on a first come first serve basis. The main entrance is near the performance area so please arrive on time before the doors close. Masking is optional.
Parking: Free parking is available in the parking lot at the facility until full. Overflow validated $5 for 2 hour parking one block south at 1467 N Dayton. There is also paid parking available on the surrounding streets.
Enter through the parking lot at Dayton/Blackhawk St. under the red awning in the back of the building. If lost, call the building at (312) 664-4631 x 100*.
Tickets: $15 Artist and/or Student (limited quantity), $25 General Admission
The Fasseas Whitebox does not possess a Performing Arts Venue license. As such, ticket revenue is a “suggested donation.” Patrons may not be turned away if they are unable or unwilling to pay. This policy is posted on the entrance to the theater.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Sophie Minouche Allen (choreographer/performer) is a dance artist who imbues playfulness and nuance in all her endeavors. Her work is shaped by cycles of care between her Oma, Mom and herself, grounding her artistry in shades of love, womanhood and vulnerability. Sophie performs, choreographs and teaches throughout Chicago and nationally. Notably, she performs with Fever Dream Dance Collective; was selected as a FACT/SF 2024 Summer Dance Festival Artist, Midwest RAD Fest 2024 Alternative Spaces Choreographer/Performer, DanceWorks Chicago/Thodos Dance Chicago’s New Dances 2024 Choreographer; and teaches at The Joffrey Academy of Dance, The Rooted Space and co-facilitates the Chicago Countertechnique® Community class-series. Sophie holds a B.F.A. in Dance and B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Michigan, and is a certified Countertechnique® Teacher.
Francesca Baron (choreographer/performer) is attracted to pushing the boundaries of kinetic movement. Intellectually she values complexity and connection; physically she values big sweeping movement, finding rigor to yield both an empowering and freeing sensation. Enchanted about dance as a sustainable physical practice, Francesca is committed to sharing her expertise with students, collaborators and communities. She obtained dual Bachelor of the Arts degrees in Dance and Psychology (Lindenwood University) and furthered her studies with an M.F.A degree in Choreography & Performance (Smith College). In the last decade she has produced original work that has been presented at academic institutions, festivals, self-produced shows, film festivals, art galleries and on dance companies, studios and competition stages. With an appetite for excellence, her most salient studies and dialogue have been with renowned practitioners in the current dance field: Anouk Van-Dijk, Jenna Riegel, Angie Hauser, Chris Aiken, Rebbeca Lemme, and Tom English. She believes in continued training as dance, such as life, is an ever evolving process. She resides in Northampton, MA.
Arabella Zurbano (lighting designer, SMA + FB) is a scenic and props designer based in Chicago, with a BA in Theatre Design & Technology from Columbia College Chicago. She is a current member of Nothing Without a Company’s Junior Board, and former Properties Apprentice as part of Olney Theatre Center’s 2022-23 apprentice class. Recent credits include BrightSide Theatre’s Dracula (charge artist), Factory Theater’s Stabbed in the Heart (charge artist), Dawn Theatre Project’s Arriving at Dawn 2024 Workshop (set and prop design), and Goodman Theatre’s The Nacirema Society (assistant set design).
Chien-An Yuan (sound designer/composer, SMA) is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator based in Ann Arbor, MI. Yuan runs 1473, a record label specializing in improvisation, electronics, and collaboration. He is also a founding member of IS/LAND, a performance collaborative composed of AAPI movers, artists, and collaborators. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, NewCity, Salon, ArtSlant, Huffington Post, and WNYC. Past performances and exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), Elastic Arts, Convivium 33, Detroit Institute of Arts, The Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center, Museum of Chinese in America NYC, Syrup Loft, Zhou B Arts Center, Asian American Cultural Center of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hyde Park Art Center, and Gallery 312.
Crimson Moeller (she/they) (costume designer, SMA)merges their passions for fashion and dance by creating unique, cutting-edge costumes. She is the co-artistic director of Fever Dream Dance Collective and Fever Dream Vintage. Crimson’s designs use 100% recycled materials to enliven the artist's vision and empower dancers.
Karin Minouche Allen (costume designer, SMA) is Sophie’s mom and Yvonne’s daughter. She generously works with Sophie as her dramaturg and all-around collaborator, lending a hand and support whenever needed.
Haley Marcin (dancer, FB) is a Chicago based artist, performer, and educator. In 2019, she graduated summa cum laude from The University of North Carolina Greensboro with a BFA in Dance. Haley had the opportunity to train intensively and perform in Calabria, Italy on a full tuition scholarship. Upon graduating, Haley apprenticed with the Michael Mao Dance Company in New York. She returned to Chicago and since has performed throughout the city and Midwest area with Aerial Dance Chicago, Project Bound Dance, Still Inspired, and many other Chicago choreographers. She is currently dancing for The Seldoms under the direction of Carrie Hanson where she is also the lead of company training. She is a 200-hour certified Yoga and Aerial Yoga instructor and teaches throughout the Chicagoland area.
Kate Laughlin (she/they) (dancer, FB) is a freelance dance artist based in the Chicago-land area. She earned her BFA in dance from Ball State University's Theatre & Dance program (2021). With an always evolving movement practice, they’re currently concentrating on research within improvisation & release-based forms of movement. Attending intensives such as, American Dance Festival in North Carolina (2019) & One Body One Career in Amsterdam (2023), has further informed their research & relationship pertaining to the dancing body. She has had the privilege of working in process with Helen Lee’s Momentum Sensorium during residencies for Chicago Cultural Center, Logan Center for the Arts, & Ragdale. As well as working with other Chicago makers like Project Bound Dance, DanceWorks Chicago: New Dances 2023, & Steppenwolf Theatre Company: LookOut Series.
