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Attack Theatre Presents Locating Lucidity
The genre-bending company collabs with NYC-based choreographer and Artist-in-Residence Christian Warner for a moving investigation of the body’s power to create change.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Thurs., Oct. 17, 2025): November 15-17, Attack Theatre invites audiences to Locating Lucidity, an evening of new and reimagined movement pieces featuring NYC-based choreographer and performer Christian Warner. True to Attack Theatre’s penchant for engaging and fearless work, this event promises to venture beyond the conventions of traditional dance performance, delving into the intersections of movement practice, artistic research and creative wellness.
Locating Lucidity will serve as the culmination of Warner’s tenure in Attack Theatre’s inaugural Artistic Research Exchange Residency (ARX), which included a series of movement classes, showings and guided conversations in October. Informed by his multidisciplinary background of concert dance, musical theater and film, Warner is currently developing what he calls “Locating Lucidity” as a creative method. In the November shows, this practice becomes the thread to connect three parts across each evening, for a complex investigation of the power of neuroplasticity and the body to rewrite the trajectory of personal narratives.
“In my efforts to move forward holistically into my personal artistry and shared spaces with collaborators, Locating Lucidity has become integral to my creative practice, research, and performance,” says Warner.
Audiences will find themselves immersed in the world of Locating Lucidity as soon as they enter Attack Theatre Studios, with dancers located throughout the space performing site-specific solos developed with Warner.
As guests take their seats, they will next encounter Beginnings, a work choreographed by Attack Theatre founders and artistic directors Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope in 2014 that has been reimagined through a collaborative process with Warner to be performed by Attack Theatre’s current company. Structured around 18 distinct sections of “beginnings,” each inspired by a banned or challenged book, the piece reflects the idea that every story, no matter how besieged or suppressed, has the potential to spark new thoughts, emotions and conversations.
After an intermission, the show will close with a new work and process inspired by Warner’s significant WHITE HOT ROOM, a study in trauma and cycles, performed by him and movement collaborator Elinor Kleber-Diggs. Drawing inspiration from Plato's Allegory of the Cave, WHITE HOT ROOM explores the dissociative effects of long-held traumas within a body. An autobiographical work originally conceived in 2019 centering Warner's personal experiences with addiction, loss, and mental wellness, Attack Theatre’s ARX residency has provided space and time for Christian to expand from this body of artistic research, and the performance will be part of that process.
In addition to Warner and Kleber-Diggs, the evening will feature Attack Theatre dancers Isabella Bergman, Melissa Burke, Michele de la Reza, Anya Epstein, Ethan Gwynn, Olivia Nellis and Miranda Braseth.
“Launching our ARX program with Christian is tremendously exciting! This collaboration authentically connects to Attack Theatre's core value of expanding artistic boundaries by exploring 'new ways’ of dance training, being, and performing.” says de la Reza.
Christian Warner’s creative development residency is supported by the Heinz Endowments Creative Development Award and the Arts, Equity, & Education Fund™.
Attack Theatre Presents: Locating Lucidity
Attack Theatre Studios
212 45th St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Friday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17, 2 p.m.
**Each performance features a VIP reception with 30 minute early access to the site-specific solos, and reserved seating
Tickets:
General admission: $45
Student/educator/senior: $25
VIP early access, reserved seating & reception: $65
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March 8, 2025
Rock, Paper, Sizzle
Attack Theatre’s wildly popular special events are back! Our Lawrenceville home transforms into a playground for rockin’ dance, paper dreams, and a sizzling hot evening. Clear your calendar, bring your friends, and party like it’s 2025. This one-night-only celebration supports Attack’s robust arts education programs throughout the region. Attendees must be 21+.
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We’ve all been there, wishing to be someplace not here – searching for the next partner, place, or version of ourselves. In this new performance, join us at the A-Bar, as we invite you into the groovin’ music of Miami-based Cuban roots funk band Mama Fuma, inside the passion of the dance, and immersed in the energy of someplace right here.
Save with season passes that also include special invitations to creative process sessions, behind-the-scenes conversations with internationally acclaimed guest artists, and early access to Attack Theatre Special Events.
Attack Theatre is committed to offering inclusive, engaging experiences for people of all abilities. ADA seating is available and may be reserved upon request, and American Sign Language interpreters are available for performances with at least one week’s notice. To request ASL interpretation or further accommodations, email contact@attacktheatre.com or call 412-281-3305.
For tickets and more information, visit attacktheatre.com.
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About Attack Theatre: Founded in 1994 by Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope as a collaboration between two dancers and a city, Attack Theatre fuses modern dance, original live music, and interdisciplinary art forms to create engaging dance performances. We create work at the intersection of art and community, resulting in productions that are personal, authentic, welcoming, and fearless.