Tom Willis Present Icarus in Heat — a Contemporary Ballet
Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts CenterIcarus | In Heat is a new mythic work that reimagines the fated tale of Icarus as a poetic collision of daddy issues, queer longing, and a lineage of guarded impulse. This all-male contemporary ballet is told through ritual repetition and intimate partnering, tracing the fragile ground between a father and son in the shadow of banishment. Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique serves as the muscular spine: soaring music that teaches a body to fly, and nurtures the unbearable gravity of desire. Fire is framed not as punishment, but an inevitable price of visibility. Flight is the only path toward a radical claiming of selfhood. Visceral, contemporary, and defiantly original, the piece asks how the impulses we inherit drive us—and what must fall away for us to soar. Purchase Tickets — May 15, 8 p.m. Purchase Tickets — May 16, 8 p.m. Purchase Tickets — May 17, 2 p.m. One Act | One Hour Mature content/partial nudity
