Welcome to 1518. Things here are... well, bad. Political leaders are absolutely corrupt, the climate is in crisis, women are subjected to oppressive legislation and rules, the wealth gap is massive, and there's generally a feeling that the end of the world could happen at any moment. Sound familiar?
It's in this world that one woman begins an uncontrollable, unstoppable dance, starting a contagious mass-hysteria-slash-public-revolt. In the two months that follow, over four hundred people join in her dance.'1518' puts this bizarre-but-real event in the context of a modern pop concert in order to build a bridge from then to now. As we traverse through time, guided by an ensemble of vibrant performer-musicians, audience and cast embodies the story of a people possessed by their political circumstances. In resurrecting the dancing dead, we ask, what can we all learn about overcoming, healing, and resisting in the face of an oppressive society?Part séance, part pop concert, full theatrical extravaganza, '1518' is sure to move you, body, mind, and soul.
developmental history
2025 (UPCOMING) — Center at West Park Evolution Festival
2025 — WIP Music Showing @ Purgatory BK
1518: A rock Opera
composed by | kait warner
directed by| danica jensen
music director | chloe geller
developmental collaborators | Briana Archer, Bailey Beaudoin-Scanlan, Adam Boggs McDonald, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Alexis Cofield, Tom Cryan, Giovanna Alcântara Drummond, Max Fiorello, Chloe Geller, Addie Guidry, Laura Herskov, Shanna Iglesias, Danica Jensen, Piper Johnson, Rachel Keteyian, Jenna Krivosh, Mahayla Laurence, Erin McMillen, Lars Montanaro, Curtis Thomas, Thea Throndson, Jake Regensburg, Sadie Spivey, Princess Victome, Kait Warner & Dani Weiner