Flip Fabrique takes theatre to new level with wrestling-inspired ‘SLAM!’ Oct. 30 at Eisenhower Auditorium

UNIVERSITY PARK—Quebec-based cirque company Flip Fabrique returns to Penn State with a new production by famed Québécois playwright, stage director, and actor Robert Lepage and his company Ex Machina.

Fans of televised professional wrestling will find kinship in “SLAM!”—a bold and kinetic theatrical experience at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Tickets are $34 for an adult; $10 for a University Park student, and $15 for a person 18 and younger and are available for purchase online. The Arts Ticket Center is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for events presented by the Center for the Performing Arts.

Avoid the $4-per-ticket online service fee by calling 814-863-0255; or buying in person from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Visit Flip Fabrique online for more information about the event.

“SLAM!” is a hyper-theatre spectacle where acrobats portray a cast of characters, heroes and villains. Inspired by the pure theatricality, drama, and production that goes into a sumo, Mexican or pro-wrestling match, a variety of characters face off for hand-to-hand juggling, daring acrobatics and displays of strength. “SLAM!” is a 1980s-inspired wrestling extravaganza where bold falls, rants and dramatic moves come together.

The audience will be encouraged to boo and cheer for their favorite characters in the immersive stage performance.

Watch a preview of Flip Fabrique in “SLAM!”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Support provided by
Eisenhower Auditorium Endowment
McQuaide Blasko Endowment

Accessibility services supported by
William E. McTurk Endowment for Program Support

A grant from the University Park Fee Board makes student prices possible.

“SLAM!” is a FLIP Fabrique and Ex Machina/Robert Lepage production, in co-production with Le Diamant, La TOHU, and le Centre des Arts Juliette-Lassonde de Saint-Hyacinthe; In partnership with Le Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec.

Ex Machina and FLIP Fabrique would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the City of Quebec for their financial support.

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