Kid Lightning
Kid Lightning tells the story of a group of talented contestants on a popular game show. Set within a 1970’s stylized world, these individuals push their limits to claim fame and enter the intoxicating arena of celebrity, only to discover that it was more than they bargained for.
Credits
PROJECT: Performance
PREMIERE DATE: November 19 & 20, 2022 at the Morrison Center
CREATED/DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Lauren Edson & Andrew Stensaas
PRODUCED BY: LED
CHOREOGRAPHY: Lauren Edson, in collaboration with dancers
MUSIC: Andrew Stensaas
SCENIC/LIGHTING DESIGN: Michael Mazzola
FILM COMPONENTS: Kyle Morck
CAMERA OP/PHOTOGRAPHY: Will Bowers
COSTUMES: Robin Holsinger
STAGE MANAGER: Dev Singer
ORIGINAL DANCERS: James Barrett, Colleen Loverde, Jacob Beasley, Franco Nieto, Tony Carnell, Emma Lalor, Cassidy Fulmer, Elise Gonsalves
PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHY: Daniel Rosenthal
PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHY: Otto Kitsinger
Testimony
“KID LIGHTNING, THE NEWEST WORK FROM LED WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. A CREATIVE TRIUMPH THAT I HOPE OTHER AUDIENCES GET TO EXPERIENCE. INCREDIBLY BRAVE AND ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.”
-Siolo Thompson, Psychopomp Projects, Seattle
“WHAT A FEAT! THE ATHLETICISM, THE POWER, GRACE, THE HEART. EACH AND EVERY DANCER, SO SPECIFIC, NOT ONLY IN MOVEMENT BUT IN CHARACTER. THE FICTITIOUS LANGUAGE WAS BRILLIANT AND HILARIOUS. YOU ARE A SALVE FOR MY HEART IN THIS RIDICULOUS WORLD.”
-Audience Member
“LED IS WORLD CLASS.”
-Audience Member