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Active Repertory
The Money Show
 Motivated
by Barbara Ehrenreich’s chronicle of working poverty,
Nickel and Dimed, and a sold-out run at Joyce SoHo
that left Dixie Fun Dance Theatre $1,500 in debt, The
Money Show illuminates the cost of producing a work of
modern dance. Spectators receive a printout of the show's
budget and five free dollars to spend on anything from food
and beverage service to foot massages, to “lap dances,”
or even a featured role! There’s deal-making and gambling
galore, and a brief snowstorm of paper “dollars.”
The lights might go out at any time if money runs low…
6-8 dancers plus comedian; running time is 90 minutes; master
class program available.
Web
 Web
is an interactive, quirky and cartoonish dance/theatre piece
that is inspired by the interconnectedness of all things,
and incorporates some basic quantum physics into the mix.
(6-7 dancers; running time is 45-55 minutes;
master class program available.)
http://www.media-verse.com
 http://www.media-verse.com
is a humorous dance/theatre piece exploring how mass media
and technology are changing our sense of culture, community
and democracy. http://www.media-verse.com consists of many
short segments that abruptly shift from one to the next, much
like watching television. Commercials are even included.
(6-7 dancers, running time is 45-65 minutes,
although shorter excerpts are possible with fewer dancers;
master class program available.)
The Thinnest Woman with the Fewest Wrinkles Wins
 The
Thinnest Woman… outrageously and comically explores how the
prevailing Western image of the female body and face has resulted
in life-taking eating disorders, in multi-billion dollar cosmetic,
diet, and plastic surgery industries and an overall lack of
self-esteem in modern women.
(25-30 performers with a running time
of 90 minutes; book the NYC performers, or through a residency
Shulman can create the show with local participants.)
The Thinnest Woman Wins
 The
Thinnest Woman Wins is an over-the-top, tour-de-force, mostly
comic, activist, and positive one woman show that includes
a beauty pageant,baton-twirling, and inappropriate body hair.
(1 performer and 1 stage assistant with
a running time of one hour; master class program available)
The Thinnest Woman… Residency Extravaganza
| Week 1: | Shulman performs the solo show, The Thinnest Woman Wins
25-30 local women are gathered to begin rehearsals
(6-8 of the participants should be professional level dancers, the others need not have any dance experience and should be of all ages, backgrounds, races, etc.) |
| Weeks 2 -5 | Intensive rehearsal time for all participants
Props are built
Video is shot and edited
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| Week 6 | The Thinnest Woman with the Fewest Wrinkles Wins is performed by the local, inter-generational cast |
This time line is flexible and can be compressed or expanded as needed
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