PINCH

PINCH is a surreal collision of dance-theater and emergency ritual. Swerving through the American Psyche™, we trail a trio of characters as they encounter myths of preparedness and staged chaos. At each turn, they keep asking, breaking, cracking: Who taught you to move safely? What contradictions live inside your sense of security? Urgent, absurd, and darkly funny—this is not a drill.

Initially conceived by Sacha Vega and developed in collaboration with Tina Bararian, Avery Gerhardt, and Sophia Parker, PINCH emerged from a year-long exploration of embodied readiness. Drawing from safety drills staged in corporate, educational, and governmental settings, the trio stretches, subverts, and restages the mechanics of control. Out of their friction emerged a disruptive and comedic work that layers improvisation, physical comedy, fantastical reimaginings, wigs, and shock with a side of awe.

PINCH stages a world where bodies twitch through their learnings, and safety becomes its own absurd choreography. It doesn’t just ask how we survive, but who gets to feel safe and at what cost.

Performances: 
December 12th & 13th- 8:00PM

Venue:
3AM Theatre
920 35th Ave, #3N
Queens, NY

Credits
Devised+ Initial Research by: Tina Bararian, Avery Gerhardt, and Sacha Vega
Writing: Sacha Vega
Dramaturgy: Sophia Parker
Original audio composition: James Gentile + Zack Kelley-Onett
Live sound: James Gentile
Lighting Design: Kyle Driggs
Additional Production Support: Logan Kerr
Photo: Max Branigan