Innovative Performance Initiative
Support the transformation of everyday community spaces into remarkable theatrical experiences
Support Innovative PerformancesTaking audiences on a journey through the landscape of remarkable theatrical experiences is a hallmark of Purdue Convocations. The Innovative Performance Initiative empowers us to bring new and engaging artists to our stages that stretch the imagination and boundaries of audience members of all ages.
The Innovative Performance Initiative brings together Friends of Convos who believe in the intrinsic power of inspired art forms. Sustained support will make this initiative a success and help Convos educate and expand our audience members interested in imaginative innovation across all genres.
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The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart… “Wow!”
Supporting Innovative Performances at Purdue takes a village. Ticket sales for Prudencia covered less than 50% of the total expenses of this presentation—so without the embrace of adventurous arts lovers like you, this rollicking journey across the borderlands would not have been possible, by gosh…
READ MOREPast Performances
2022-2023
Bloom! / SWAY (formerly Australia’s Strange Fruit)
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart / A revival of the original National Theatre of Scotland commissioned production
StairWELL: Art+Tech+Wellness / Built at Purdue (in production)
2021-2022
Home Within / Silkroad
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Dökk / fuse studio (cancelled)
2020-2021
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
The Journey / Scott Silven
2019-2020
One Small Step / Oxford Playhouse
Dökk / fuse studio (cancelled)
Nassim / Nassim Soleimanpour
2018-2019
Two Pints / The Abbey Theatre (cancelled)
2017-2018
No Place to Go / Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
The Outer Space / Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
World Without Us / Ontroerend Goed
At The Illusionist’s Table / Scott Silven
2016-2017
Shimon Robots & Friends
The Triplets of Belleville
2015-2016
One-Man Breaking Bad
Lula del Rey / Manual Cinema
Huang Yi & Kuka
2014-2015
Three Stories High Festival: Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer / Tim Watts
Three Stories High Festival: The Cardinals / Stan’s Cafe
Three Stories High Festival: No Place to Go / Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra
2013-2014
Potted Potter
Leo / Company of Eleven
2012-2013
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart / National Theatre of Scotland
2011-2012
The Three Belles / Australia’s Strange Fruit
Long Gone Lonesome / National Theatre of Scotland
2010-2011
One Small Step / Oxford Playhouse
2006-2007
THWACK / The Umbilical Brothers