Taking place the day after the 4th of July, join in a convening of artists and audience for an unruly evening of performance that considers the complexities of that history and this moment (in a building first erected as a munitions warehouse for a military headquarters and repurposed as a 40,000 square-foot cultural destination).

Hosted by Carmelita Tropicana ! — “a feminist, sex-positive lesbian from Havana who borrows stereotypes to send them up, campily ridiculing bigotry, misogyny, machismo, colonialism” (The New York Times) the evening will be a raucous reconsideration of a loaded holiday. 

Featuring:
Saúl Ulerio !
Martita Abril !
Sugar Vendil !
miriam elhajli !
Hamed Sinno !
Cat Rodriguez !
evan ray suzuki !
(Amy) Rose Khoshbin !
Cristina Moya-Palacios !
Aditi Juneja / Democracy 2076 !

CATCH is everyone’s favorite Obie Award–winning, itinerant, rough-and-ready series of performance parties. Satisfying the promise of New York City since 2003, CATCH gives stage to an ever-expanding universe of emerging artists and downtown luminaries — pouring equal portions of community, love, and beer.    catchseries.org   @catchperfseries 

About River To River

The River to River Festival was created in the aftermath of 9/11 to heal and celebrate New Yorkers’ resiliency through the power of art. Since 2002, hundreds of thousands of attendees have experienced the work of hundreds of artists and performers. River To River is a celebration of what is possible when artistic creativity, cultural institutions, civic bodies and corporate entities come together in mutual support.

Sponsors

Funding for the River To River Festival is provided by The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and The Robert Lehman Foundation. River To River is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional funding for Leslie Wayne: The Unintended Blues is provided by The Deborah Buck Foundation, Morgan Stanley Blue Rider Group and New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant. Additional funding for esperanza spalding: In Concert is provided by Battery Park City Authority.  Additional funding for the Bill T. Jones project is provided by Battery Park City Authority, The National Endowment for the Arts, and Harkness Foundation for Dance.

Original image of Meaghan Robichaud at CATCH 77 by Sam Leon.