About this Event
About the performance:
qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS is a dance-comedy mashup that dives straight into the delightful disaster of your 20s. The movement blends contemporary technique with Hip Hop influences, flipping between sharp musicality and unhinged physical storytelling like your brain does at 3 a.m. The story follows one twenty-something’s slow-motion ego death — falling apart, laughing through the mess, and being forced to face the mental-health stuff she’d absolutely rather not. It’s real, raw, and ridiculous—in other words, everything your twenties promised to be.
CONTENT WARNING: This show touches on real experiences with mental health, substance use, and suicidal thoughts. Please only engage with this work in ways that feel comfortable and safe.
About the artist:
Miranda Lawson (she/her) is a performer, choreographer and educator based in the Greater Boston area. She received her BA in Dance and Psychology from Mount Holyoke College in 2022, where she was recognized with awards in choreographic excellence and leadership through social justice work. She has performed in works by Stefanie Batten Bland, Shura Baryshnikov, Betsi Graves, Chloe London, and Jenna Riegel. She is currently a company dancer with Urbanity Dance, in addition to making and performing in her own choreography. Her own work has been presented at the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought (Northampton MA), the Multicultural Arts Center (Cambridge MA), Tufts University (Medford MA), and The American College Dance Association Conference (Middlebury VT). Miranda was a mentee of MIDDAY Movement’s BIPOC Professional Dancer Mentorship program from 2022-23, an Urbanity X resident in 2022, and the recipient of Mass Cultural Council’s Pandemic Relief Grant and the Somerville Artists Fellowship, both in 2023.
About the performance space:
The Julie Ince Thompson Theatre (Studio 1) and pre/post-show reception space (Studio 7) are ADA compliant. There is a motorized lift that can bring one person at a time from the ground floor to the theater. There is no elevator. There are handicap accessible restrooms on both floors.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, United States
USD 17.85 to USD 39.19
