Scratch Night: Kaitlyn Gardner/David Gomez/Luke "Skippy" Harbur

Posted October 17, 2023

Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 7:30-9:00 PM

Scratch Night is an eclectic salon of works-in-progress from Kansas City’s most exciting generative performing artists.

November’s lineup includes works from dancer/choreographer Kaitlyn Gardner, David Gomez, and Luke “Skippy” Harbur.

Photo by Vaughan Harrison

Event Details

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When

Thursday, November 2 from 7:30-9:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Stern Theater (3333 Wyoming)

THE LINEUP

Dramatist Guild and Tisch MFA alumni David Gomez will premiere three new works accompanying himself on the accordion.

Dancer and choreographer Kaitlyn Gardner will stage an excerpt from her new work A Toast exploring intangibility. What truly exists and what doesn’t? How does time flow in multiple ways simultaneously? Kaitlyn will also probe at audience’s interpretation of dance, especially those less familiar with the form.

Creative producer/rapper/beatboxer Luke “Skippy” Harbur will test out a new framework for his creativity. Selecting four songs from his 40+ discography, Skippy will transform his lyrics into the style of poetry, focusing on the word’s meaning without a backing track or distractions.

ABOUT BORDERLANDSKC

A new cutting-edge live + digital arts incubator, borderlandsKC presents adventurous projects expanding Kansas City’s spectrum for artistic invention. Led by Jay Gilman, a recently-returned KC native, Jay spent more than a decade as a curator, producer, and civic practice artist in Minneapolis and Philadelphia.

Next Event

Scratch Night – December 2024

When

Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 7:30-9:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Stern Theater (3333 Wyoming St)

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Hope-Lian Vinson

Hope-Lian Vinson is a Kansas City-based visual artist whose works recast elements of the built environment to explore internal narratives of history and identity. With a B.F.A in Painting, Art History, and a Social Practice Certificate from the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope-Lian works at the intersections of art and ecology by using locally-sourced clay and natural materials to reference place and geological processes. They have showcased works in MdW Atlas, SITE ONE, Sapien Gallery, and have recently returned from the Chop Wood Carry Water arts residency in the Driftless region of NW Illinois. They currently serve as the Marketing + Communications Manager at Charlotte Street, where they use their artistic background in community-organizing to provide critical support for Charlotte Street programs and initiatives.