The Central Heating Lab at ACT and Lingo Present A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light

A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light
Lingo Dance
April 22-May 15

Tickets/Times
Start at $18
Included with Basic Monthly Membership
Thurs-Sat 8:00 p.m. (no show May 1)

Pre-show Cocktails at nearby bar with Glimmer Cast
April 22-May 15, Thurs-Sat 6:45 p.m. (pre-show)
FREE with paid ticket to performance
*It’s a Dutch date – patrons pay for their drinks; Lingo for theirs. Reserve with ticket purchase, phone only (206) 292-7676

ACT Theatre
Ticket Office: (206) 292-7676
700 Union Street, Seattle WA 98101
www.acttheatre.org


Seattle, WA – April 13, 2010 – Serving as the final, culminating event of a three-month performance series launched late February, Lingo dance premieres A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light, a dance/theater/cabaret/glam rock musical commissioned and produced by The Central Heating Lab at ACT. Glimmer will be performed April 22-May 15, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm in ACT Theatre’s Bullitt Cabaret.
Glimmer is the final performance influenced by its preceding series of one-on-one custom solos performed in public places throughout Seattle (since March) and the company’s five-hour live installations at The Seattle Art Museum (since late February). It is the latest in a series of non-proscenium performance/events created by KT Niehoff, Artistic Director of Lingo. The show takes place throughout the Bullitt Cabaret space, and audience members are free to watch the show from various and alternating vantage points, including the dreamy balcony that runs the perimeter.
Glimmer’s environment is raucous and wild. (Jabon) Scott Colburn, creator of the original score, calls the show “the most romantic vampire story every told”, while others liken it to a glam-rock musical. Along with her core company members, Niehoff has expanded her posse of vibrant performers to include seven contemporary dancers turned “showgirls” and Ivory Smith’s local indie band, Ivory in Ice World, (Niehoff guests, singing with Smith on a few songs). Both Niehoff and Smith have borrowed inspiration from Pippin, Cabaret, and Moulin Rouge to create Glimmer’s look and sound.
As an additional part of the Glimmer experience, Lingo is offering an opportunity for 12 ticket holders each show to join members of the core cast for pre-show cocktails at a nearby bar. Here’s how it works: patrons call ACT once they purchased tickets to Glimmer, and tell the ticket representative that they (and their party, if desired) would like to sign up for a pre-show cocktail (1st come, 1st served). Lingo will contact those who reserved a spot directly as to where to meet. It's a Dutch date—patrons pay for their drink, Lingo pays for theirs. From there, patron and performer will take a Seattle spring stroll over to ACT’s Bullitt Cabaret together. Pre-show drinks start at 6:45 p.m.
Lingo performers are core company members Bianca Cabrera, Ricki Mason, Michael Rioux, Kelly Sullivan, and Aaron Swartzman, along with Sruti Desai, Jill Leversee, Morgan Nutt, Erin Simmons, Violette Tucker, Kate Wallich, and Hendri Walou.
Comprehensive information about A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light can be found at www.lingodance.com.