May 04--Pivot Arts announced the complete lineup for its fourth annual Pivot Arts Festival of multi-disciplinary performances on Wednesday. This year's fest will take place throughout Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods beginning June 2 and will feature world premiere pieces from The Hypocrites and Neo-Futurists.
The Chicago Folklore Ensemble kicks off the festival June 2 with music and storytelling at Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant, 5846 N. Broadway.
On June 3 at Loyola University's Mundelein Center, 1020 W. Sheridan Rd., the South Side Sailor Scouts will combine Selena, Beyonce and Sailor Moon for a pop-culture performance piece, followed by a solo work from Peter Carpenter. The Hypocrites will present a new Shakespearean adaptation, "Midsummer Dream," with four actors playing all the roles in a production co-directed by artistic director Sean Graney and Tien Doman.
The festival continues with Kristina Isabelle Dance's "And the Spirit Moved Me," a dance on stilts, and Juan Villa's solo show "Finding Pancho," about a son's quest to find his father, on June 4 at the Mundelein Center.
The South Side Sailor Scouts and The Hypocrites will perform again at the Mundelein Center on June 5, followed by repeat performances from Kristina Isabelle Dance and Juan Villa.
A new show from the Neo-Futurists featuring true stories, "The Arrow," will premiere on June 6 at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave.
The Ruffians' "Ivywild," based on the life of the corrupt Chicago alderman John Coughlin and his attempt to build an amusement park, will play June 9-11 at Uptown Underground, 4707 N. Broadway St.
On the eve of June 11, Eric Hoff and Jesse Morgan Young will curate "Revival," featuring performance artists Winnifred Coombe and Holly Chernobyl, musician FEE LION and Honey Pot Performance, an afro-diasporic collective, at Preston Bradley Center, 941 W. Lawrence Ave.
Closing out the festival June 12 is a night of ice cream and improv with "Storytown" at Lickity Split Frozen Custard and Sweets, 6056 N. Broadway St.
The full lineup of this year's festival and ticketing information is available at pivotarts.org.
