Tony and Ingrid invite their audience to join in the practice of what homo sapiens do best: use fiction and fantasy as a means to survive.
The Pigeon & The Mouse premiered live in a raw, vacant retail space near Grand Central Station, with a pre-show art installation and reception featuring live music and six original paintings on floor-to-ceiling canvases inspired by the story’s central themes.
Following the January 2020 premiere, Welcome to Campfire went on to perform adaptations of the piece for fifteen live audiences over the course of quarantine in New York City. They presented the final performance at the The Empty Circle gallery in Gowanus, Brooklyn, where audiences and passers-by on the sidewalk could view the piece, at a safe social distance, through the glass storefront while listening to the 4D sound score on their personal headphones.
The Pigeon & The Mouse had its UK premiere September 9-11, 2023 at The Space Theatre in London, where the lovers squatted in an abandoned church with reimagined set and light design. The London production was a 2023 OFFIE (The OffWestEnd Theatre Awards) Nominee.
NYC Premiere: 2 E 45th St (January 2020)
Created, Directed, Written, and Performed by Tony Bordonaro & Ingrid Kapteyn
Produced by Welcome to Campfire
Art Olya Dubatova & Levon Petrosyan
Lighting Design David Glista
Set Design Rachel Schapira
Sound Design Marc Cardarelli
Songs Daniel Henri Emond (“Go”) & Asaf Avidan (“The Labyrinth Song”)
Stage Management Hunter L. J. Greer
Assistant Stage Management Jane Hamor & Andriana Matviyishyn
Logo Andrew Hodge
Promotional and Archival Videography Thomas Rowell
Production Photography Natalie Deryn Johnson
Video Editing Michael Suyeda
Marketing Khai Nguyen
Production Consultation, Venue Search, and Fiscal Sponsorship by Clifford Brody & National Performing Arts Funding Exchange
Venue Generously Provided by Joseph Moinian, Gregg Weisser & The Moinian Group
Venue Outreach Generously Provided by Mckenna Warren & The Real Estate Board of New York
Set Materials Donated by Materials for the Arts
Venue Vacant Retail Space near Grand Central Station
COVID ADAPTATION: 12 St Marks Place (September + DECEMBER 2020)
Revised and Performed by Tony Bordonaro & Ingrid Kapteyn
Produced by Chelsea Ainsworth, Kyle Netzeband & Jess Smith of Arts On Site
Sound Design Marc Cardarelli
Stage Management Andriana Matviyishyn
Venue Arts On Site
FREE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES: 484 W 43rd ST (September 2020, August 2021)
Revised and Performed by Tony Bordonaro & Ingrid Kapteyn
Facilitated by Aleta LaFargue & Holly-Anne Devlin
Stage Management Andriana Matviyishyn
Venue Manhattan Plaza Basketball Court
Gallery SHOW: 499 3rd Ave, BROOKLYN (November 2020)
Revised and Performed by Tony Bordonaro & Ingrid Kapteyn
Curated by Matt Nasser
Art Olya Dubatova & Levon Petrosyan
4D Immersive Sound Score Marc Cardarelli
Venue The Empty Circle
UK Premiere: The Space Theatre (September 2023)
Revised and Performed by Tony Bordonaro & Ingrid Kapteyn
Produced by Welcome to Campfire
Lighting Design Jesse Campbell
Sound Design Marc Cardarelli
Set Design Athena Maria
Songs Daniel Henri Emond (“Go”) & Lia Menaker (Cover of Asaf Avidan’s “The Labyrinth Song”)
Original Composition for Drums Marc Cardarelli
Voiceover Recording Rico LeBron
Stage Management Dev Danzig
Lighting Assistance Ilse Kapteyn
Set Build Assistance Dave Koumi
Production Photography Stephen Dobbie and WenHsin Lee
Venue The Space Theatre
Special thanks to James Cavanaugh, Alana Cole, Christina Garafola, Adam Hemming, Matthew Jameson, Andy Jones, Sian Murphy, Stephanie Renique, Bethany Sharp, Christopher Styles, Tigg Thompson-Brant, and the Stage Door and Lighting teams at The Burnt City.
