A NEW MYTH FOR A FRACTURED ERA

named one of The New York Times
"Best Dance Performances of 2023"

"Picture this: at The Night Falls, a roadside tourist attraction built around a mysterious grotto in the Florida wilderness, a trio of Sirens lure tourists to the water’s edge with their “dangerously beautiful music.” All across America, their song spreads through dreams and nightmares like a “sonic contagion,” drawing sufferers from all walks of life to the grotto, “home of the world’s eeriest echoes.” Here, in this strange and sublime place, these lonesome strangers find a nourishing community in one another—an antidote to the Sirens’ seductive song of despair."

-Esquire, Adrienne Westfield

The Night Falls is an evening-length work of dance-driven music theater choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher (BalletCollective, New York City Ballet), with book and lyrics by Karen Russell (Swamplandia!), music and lyrics by Ellis Ludwig-Leone (San Fermin).

Staged for 9 dancers, 8 singers, and musical ensemble, The Night Falls runs 90 minutes with one intermission.

THE NIGHT FALLS PREMIERED AT PEAK PERFORMANCES FEBRUARY 2023, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING