Kindling Arts Festival
July 28-31
OZ Arts is proud to be a venue partner for Kindling Arts Festival.
Nashville’s “Best Summer Arts Festival” returns for another year of radically unique performance, art, and experimentation. Spanning four days and multiple West Nashville venues, Kindling 2022 offers innovative theatrical experiences, riveting dance showcases, jaw-dropping aerial and circus acts, and festive community gatherings that show just how incredible Nashville artists can be.
KINDLING PERFORMANCES AT OZ ARTS
For the full festival schedule, visit the Kindling website
POWER: ON — Dynamic Dance Works & Performance Films
Dances by Becca Hoback, McKay House & Emma Morrison, HUM Dance Collective, Phylicia Roybal & Spencer Grady, and Alexandra Winer
Films by McKay House, Cailin Manning, and Clay Steakley
Thursday, July 28 at 8PM Saturday, July 30 at 8PM
Tickets $20 advance / $25 day-of
Featuring a starry list of Nashville choreographers, dancers, and filmmakers, POWER: ON is a collection of five new dance works and three performance films that showcase the beauty of movement and the power of interpersonal connection. The evening includes new duets from McKay House & Emma Morrison and Phylicia Roybal & Spencer Grady; a new solo from Becca Hoback; and new group works by Alexandra Winer and HUM Dance Collective (who will have a special staging during the show’s intermission). Intermixed between the live dance performances will be short movement-based films by emerging multimedia artists McKay House, Cailin Manning, and Clay Steakley. You won’t want to miss this thrilling mix of live and digital choreography from Nashville’s finest
CURRENTS:
Exploring Historical Narratives & Current Events Through Movement
Rebecca Margolick, King Alvarado, Jen-Jen Lin, PYDANCE, Allison Hardee, and Teddy Tedholm
Friday, July 29 at 8PM Saturday, July 30 at 3PM
Tickets $20 advance / $25 day-of
Dig into the past and navigate the present with a collection of dance works from local and visiting choreographers. This thought provoking evening of dance features two pieces that dive into rich history: a re-staged excerpt of PYDANCE’s POOL performance inspired by the desegregation of the Centennial Park swimming pool with new cast members including Shabaz Ujima and Alexandra Winer, and the regional premiere of Rebecca Margolick’s solo piece Bunker + Vault excavating the lives of Jewish immigrant women in early 1900’s.
Dance works that explore the current state of large-scale global events include the premiere of Jen-Jen Lin’s Unfinished Peace featuring performers from the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, and Teddy Tedholm’s Comedy of Terrors which manages to find humor in the anxiety caused by national and international politics. Zooming into the deeply personal effects of socio-political happenings, King Alvarado’s Hibiscus in Nature gives voice to the experience of Black women in modern society, and Allison Hardee’s intimate solo performance shines a light on the continual unfolding of grief over time, specifically in the wake of Covid-19.
These six new dance pieces together create a powerful, unmissable evening of choreography that illuminates our collective past and sends a call to action to create a better future together.
THE NAUGHTY TREE
Written by River Timms Music by Fable Cry Choreography by Lenin Fernandez Directed by Daniel Jones & Lenin Fernandez Starring James Rudolph II with Dee Benn, Kane Dayton, Lenin Fernandez, McKay House, and Lila Toshiko
Sunday, July 31 at 8PM
Tickets $20 advance / $25 day-of
The sensational queer celebration that goes all the way back to the beginning returns for an encore performance! Following a buzzworthy premiere earlier this year at The Blue Room, Mother Nature invites the congregation back to experience another frolic in the Garden of Eden. Reclaiming the biblical creation story, The Naughty Tree celebrates everyone for exactly who they are and who they love. The cast is helmed once again by the effervescent James Rudolph II and includes original music performed live by local rock legends Fable Cry. Alongside the full company of talented actors, dancers, poets, burlesque dancers, and drag performers, The Naughty Tree will redefine the way you think about the beginning of the world forever. You ain’t never heard it like this before, baby. This is a story of JOY!
KINDLING ARTS COVID-19 POLICY
Kindling Arts Festival is invested in the safety and wellbeing of our artists, audiences, and overall community. We will be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at all of the Festival venues this year. Additionally, masks will be required when not actively drinking at OZ Arts for all attendees regardless of vaccination status.