When Meghan Maguire started her co-op at Factory163 she had a vision in mind. The Stratford Central student wanted to reach into the minds of Factory163’s artists, determining how the space functioned as each artist’s “creative sanctum.” The Stratford Central student devised a long term project to do just that entitled “What Inspires Creativity.” Setting out to […]
Springworks Festival recently wrapped up here at Factory163. Springworks Festival is an indie festival of juried performances, ranging from theatre and cabaret to dance to poetry and spoken word to visual theatre to puppets and everything in between. More than 100 performances take place over 11 days in the Stratford area. We had several performances everyday at […]
Sizzle and Spark Fandango have been married forever. Desperate to restore the romance, the duo look to the ancient Sama Kutra. As Jacqueline Russell aka Sizzle Fandango puts it, the two are “magically whisked off to sama kutra hotel, learn the ancient secrets of love and passion and things explode and get very messy.” Russell and […]
ESSENTIA is a riveting contemporary dance performance showing off the athleticism and skill of performers Janelle Hacault and Hilary Crist. ESSENTIA encompasses identity and spirituality, confronting reality head on. As Hacault put it, “the work wants to speak for itself and it’s our job to listen to it.” After studying the Gaga Technique with the Batsheva […]
