by Frances Phillips | Apr 27, 2018 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
Formed through a collaboration among director and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch, composer Janet Kutulas, playwright Michelle Carter, and Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Iron Shoes transforms Eastern European folktales into a futuristic folk opera. Its run at...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 16, 2018 | 2015, News, Performing Arts
Iron Shoes opened in previews on March 15 at Shotgun Players’ Ashby Stage; and, on that first night, the creative team announced that tickets were selling so quickly that the production run is being extended by two weeks, through April 29. Developed over six...
by Suki O'Kane | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014, Performing Arts
Choreographer Erika Chong Shuch is collaborating with Kitka, a vocal arts ensemble that is dedicated to music rooted in Eastern European women’s vocal traditions, to create Iron Shoes, a contemporary neo-feminist folk opera combining singing, movement, text, humor,...
