Friday & Saturday, June 26 & 27, 2026
7:30 pm
Studio 3R, Arts on Site
12 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
Tickets $30
Beyond the Bang Group is an evening of works created and performed by friends, family, former and current members of The Bang Group, a company with which the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and individual members have had a long relationship.
ST/DE and former TBG member Erin Gottwald will perform Slaughter of the Innocents, Anna Sokolow’s 1937 lament for Basque women suffering under Nazi aerial bombing. This solo was reimagined by ST/DE Artistic Director and TBG alum Samantha Géracht using archival materials, embodied lineage, and historical research, and set to the recently-discovered original score by Alex North.
Also on the program—
TBG’s Deborah Lohse presents Swan Lake in 7, which condenses the four act classical ballet into a seven minute solo complete with puppets, costume changes and a reimagined ending performed by TBG’s Louise Benkelman.
Turing Tests is a rhythm-dance trio in which rapid fire footwork is part of the musical score by avant-garde composer Dean Rosenthal. Choreographer David Parker sets the pace with humor and ardor. Performed by TBG members Dylan Baker, Margaret Falcome, and Tommy Seibold.
TBG member Amber Sloan presents a new work-in-progress examining the tension between the care we extend to others and the cost to our own wellbeing. Performed by Ching-I Chang, Jordan Morley, and Sloan, the trio uses intricate partnering and shifting physical dynamics to interrogate support as both a sustaining and depleting force.
TBG’s dear friend Catherine Tharin presents When I Sleep Beside You, a trio that explores states of reliance and separation, rest and action, within a rhythmic structure shaped by suspension, interruption, asymmetry, and sudden rhythmic departures. Through shifting solos, duets, and trios, the dancers—including TBG’s Dylan Baker—seem bound by an irresistible pull toward one another, engaging in intimate exchanges that suggest an enduring emotional tether. These interactions draw the viewer into the dancers’ deeply personal world. The choreography is marked by a texture of delicacy and force, contrasting long fluid movements with flurries of tightly clustered shapes.