No SHORTCUTS – THE BOOK!

We live in a quick-fix, AI, cut-and-paste, sound bite, Tik-Tok, Instagram celebrity, everyone-gets-a-medal world, with countless memes and posts on social media telling us that we just have to believe, we just have to want it bad enough, and the world and everything in it will be ours. NO SHORTCUTS, The Five Chambers: A Practical […]

you are only a number

As part of Dancing Monkey’s mandate, we release different media focusing on different perspectives of our productions. YOU ARE ONLY A NUMBER is a short video highlighting the dance and movement component of SUBLIMITY – a love supreme. The full music, remixed to maximize a stand-alone release, will be out soon!! Performers – Val Duncan […]

SUBLIMITY – the video

In March 2023, Dancing Monkey Laboratories presented an innovative hybrid live performance and live stream event with multiple cameras – creating two unique viewing experiences. SUBLIMITY – a love supreme is a one-act interdisciplinary show for 3 actors and 3 dancers. It is about challenging systems and challenging traditional theatre forms and expectations. The play […]

digital manifesto: Addendum #5

Get Out of the Way and Make Time. I closed a show a few months ago and have only now found some time to process that event. That, and many continued discussions with like-minded artists also working within streaming and multi-media platforms. My collective, Dancing Monkey Laboratories, produced a ‘hybrid’ performance; a live in-person audience, […]

sublimity – the show

The lights are out, the doors are closed and another Dancing Monkey performance is done. But, there’s more to come. We are working on sharing the full live stream on YouTube, we will begin editing a short stand alone dance film, and last but not least, an album is being remixed and expanded with the […]