PASSENGERS
Seattle Rep presents PASSENGERS from contemporary circus troupe The 7 Fingers, directed, written, and choreographed by Shana Carroll, from September 22 to October 15, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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Talking to Strangers
Gladwell explores the strategies we use when assessing strangers, then critiques how those strategies lead to trouble, working towards interactions with strangers that successfully balance safety and trust.
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Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them
Irish comedian Higgins pens a series of essays on being an outsider in America, what's broken in our society, and connections with strangers.
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Introduction to Modern Dance Techniques
This helpful guide maps the historical development of modern dance while also providing in-depth instruction on modern dance techniques.
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Train Man
Supposedly based on true events, this novel begins with a shy boy defending a girl from a bothersome man on a Tokyo train. The ensuing love story blossoms through Internet chats, as Train Man grows increasingly confident he has something to offer.
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Born to Fly
"Elizabeth Streb and the STREB Extreme Action Company form a motley troupe of flyers and crashers. Propelled by Streb's edict that "anything too safe is not action," these daredevils challenge the assumptions of art, aging, injury, gender, and human possibility." -- publisher's copy
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Riding Jane Crow
Thaggert's "fascinating hidden history of gender and race is based on diaries of Black female passengers, court transcripts, and the archives of the Pullman Company maids, illuminating the discrimination Black women faced while traveling and working on trains." -- Library Journal
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Shanghai Acrobat
Born in China in the 1950s, world-famous acrobat Jingjing Xue's memoir chronicles his rise from poverty to success during the Cultural Revolution. His storied career as a performer, coach, and developer of cutting-edge acrobatic techniques makes for a fascinating read.
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Seattle Rep's PASSENGERS website
Your train is about to depart the station and a cirque spectacular awaits. Through contemporary dance, music, and extraordinary acrobatics, a breathtaking series of vignettes tells the unique stories of reunions and goodbyes from the strangers that surround you onboard. From contemporary physical theater troupe The 7 Fingers comes this jaw-dropping ride you must see to believe.
View Seattle Rep's PASSENGERS website