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.
"AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR, TEXTURE, WILD CHARACTERS, FANTASTIC FLASHY LIGHTING, AND PHENOMENAL DANCING."
-Oregon Arts Watch, Jamuna Chiarini
" THE DANCE SPECTACLE WAS MORE THAN A SUM OF ITS PARTS…THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK."
-Idaho Press, Jeanne Huff
“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
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
