Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes
An absurd and contemplative tapestry of sublime human idiocy, isolationist seafarer cults, and the kinds of people that devote their lives to becoming acrobats.
Four hobbyists find each other alone in a world of weirdos, and push themselves to be “exceptional in every moment.” As they purify themselves and adopt an all-white uniform, their trusty sofa becomes a portal for exploration and they set out on the high-seas and leave the world of fast-food and normal people behind. But all is not as they imagined it would be, and the audience is left contemplating what we do when we find ourselves lost at sea.
Reimagined for the 2017 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival at the Painted Bride with guest artists Annie Wilson, Clancy Philbrick, and Mel Hsu.
A flippin' fantastic foray into the world of waves and seafaring. Lisa Panzer, Phindie
Production photos
Credits
Created and Performed by Nicole Burgio, Ben Grinberg, Nick Gillette, Adam Kerbel
Live Original Music by Mel Hsu
Directed by Annie Wilson
Set and production design by Robin Stamey and Clancy Philbrick
With an accompanying visual art installation by Clancy Philbrick
Press
- Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes — 60 second review — Phindie
- Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes: 2017 Fringe review — Phindie
- Almanac Dance Circus Theatre: Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes — Theater Pizzazz
- Almanac Presents Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes — FringeArts
- A Leap Into Hybrid Performance — thINKingDANCE
- Leaping Forward and Larger: Insight into Almanac's Revisited Work for Fringe — thINKingDANCE
- Seafaring Brilliance — thINKingDANCE
- Weekend To-Do: Almanac's Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes — CityPaper
- Philly Fringe reviews: The Bald Soprano, Kink Haüs, Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes, and The Currency of Belief — WHYY
- Art, Acrobatics Meet Dance Dogma — New Orleans & Company
Presented by
Created through a residency in Montreal with Cirque du Soleil's Jerome LeBaut, and with funding support from the Samuel S. Fels Foundation and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.