THE PRODUCTION BELOW RAN IN DECEMBER 2022 AT THE 14TH STREET Y IN NEW YORK CITY. A Co-Production with LABA/14th STREET Y and Mystical Feet Company
A cast of All-Nite Dancers, quirky prancers, thespians and soul-chanters, tune-strummers and transformers, passionate dreamers and moon lovers invite you to trip into worlds beyond the beyond - with sweet 'lil dance routines and a dab of shmaltz on the side!
Click here for a sneak peek of the process!
Conceived and created by Yehuda L. Hyman in collaboration with the company
Performed by Hallie Chametzky, Aviya Hernstadt, Aria Roach, James Harris,
Matthew DeCostanza, Henry Winslow, Madelyn Wansong, Oksana Horban,
William Catanzaro and Yehuda L. Hyman
Live Music Performed and Composed by William Catanzaro
Lighting Design by Philip Trevino - Sound Engineering by Jesse Timm
Stage Manager/Light Board, Isaac Goldbaum - Assistant Stage Manager, Liam Riordan
RAN at Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street, NY, NY, December, 2022.
A Personal Message from Artistic Director, Yehuda Hyman:
Dearest Friends,
Secret of the Possible" is a contemporary dance/theater adaptation of three short mystical Jewish tales originating from 18th Century Eastern Europe: Poland and Ukraine. In the first tale, "Effect" a group of poor, young students undertake a perilous journey to visit a mysterious and controversial storyteller. The second tale, "The Merchant of Mezeritch," follows a wealthy merchant who has everything, then suddenly has nothing. The tale offers a secret recipe: what to do when the "bottom drops out." The third tale, "This is the Time to Dance" is a comical journey that begins in tragedy but ends in a joyous, swirling, community celebration. It's message is simple and clear: "This is the time to dance!"
Our troupe of dancers, actors and musicians worked through-out the almost three years of the pandemic to develop this work: rehearsing on Zoom, and through two artist's residencies on Governor's Island, curated by The West Harlem Art Fund and finally, in-person in dance studios around NYC.
"Secret of the Possible" premiered December 15, 2022 and ran through December 23 at the Theatre at the 14th Street Y, in the East Village, NYC. The cast included Hallie Chametzky, Aria Roach, Aviya Hernstadt, Henry Winslow, Madelyn Wansong, James Harris, Matthew DeConstanza, Oksana Horban, William Catanzaro and Yehuda Hyman.
If you would like to support Mystical Feet Company’s mission to bring human stories told in dance and words to the stage, original stories of connection, transformation and transcendence, please feel free to make a tax-deductible contribution to help us continue our work. We have many stories to tell. We just need your help to get them out there.
All contributions to Mystical Feet Company will be processed through New York Live Arts, a fiscally sponsored artist organization of which I am a member via their Live Core Program. New York Live Arts is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
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I thank you in advance for your support and kindness. I hope to see you at Arts on Site (see Home Page) for the premiere of “The Dancing Room” - December, 2023.
Yours,
Yehuda L. Hyman
Artistic Director
Mystical Feet Company
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