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3-time Drama Desk nominee. Creating physical theatre and contemporary circus in NYC.
Next up: SUNRISE CIRCUS in Battery Park - info in linktree

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Introducing HOLOGRAM

Hologram is a live performance by Kyle Driggs and Jay Gilligan that combines juggling, light, and sound to create evolving visual phenomena. Choreographed objects move through precisely designed lighting, producing images that seem to hover, dissolve, and transform. The result evokes the qualities of holograms, using only real objects in motion.

Rather than showcasing technical skill, Hologram uses juggling as a system for generating optical illusions. Inspired by James Turrell’s light works and Brian Eno’s idea of generative music, the performance creates visual patterns that continuously evolve, revealing unexpected images over time.

The audience does not simply watch Hologram, their perception becomes part of the work. As shifting patterns emerge and disappear, viewers become aware of how the mind constructs what it sees. The performance offers the rare experience of questioning the reliability of your own vision while witnessing something that is entirely real. The audience will experience the limits and possibilities of their own perception.

CREDITS
Created and performed by: Kyle Driggs @3amtheatre and Jay Gilligan @jaygilligan_

Direction and production: @3amtheatre and Mark Lonergan @parallelexit

Premiere: @hupstatecircus

Video: @stepan_liubimov

Trailer Audio: Marcus Fischer

Photography: @maikephotocircus

Special thanks: Logan Kerr, Brian Crabtree, Zane Defiant, Izzy Maywood, Joe Fisher taken in 3AM Theatre by @parallelexit

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13 days ago

Join us Saturday August 29 @bryantparknyc as part of their Picnic Performance series. Bring your friends, family…and a picnic! Absolutely free. Info in bio.

#circus #circuseverydamnday #nyccircus #nycfamily #bryantpark taken in Bryant Park by @parallelexit

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2 months ago

Three friends. One box. Infinite possibilities. In this heart-pounding contemporary circus experience, physical theatre, acrobatics, and object manipulation collide with a breathtaking display of grace, trust, and play ... in and around a tall box.

I’LL TAKE IT is available for touring now.

Video shot and edited by @stepan_liubimov

#circus #circuseverydamnday #physicaltheatre #dance #contemporaryart taken in New York, New York by @parallelexit

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7 months ago

DATE CHANGE!!! The NYC Circus Gathering is now Sunday October 11 from 3-6pm. Same location @circus.academy.ny 30 Tompkins Ave in Brooklyn. Please share this as far and wide as possible! RSVP link in bio.

#nyccircus #nyccircusgathering taken in Circus Academy New York by @parallelexit

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4 days ago

Sunset Circus in Bryant Park with @parallelexit! The coolest summer finale imaginable. Learning duo tramp from @ryanshinji has truly been one of the best parts of this year. ❤️💙

More pics to come, these are from @lipyanskiy_photo. taken in New York, New York by @parallelexit

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17 days ago

Parallel Exit ~ Sunset Circus 🎪
wowing the crowd at Bryant Park #PicnicPerformance
It was a lovely evening of circus artistry & silly fun!
Tricks & flip! Oohs & Ahs!
Big smiles & plenty of laughter.
@parallelexit #Circus @bryantparknyc

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📷: #CinAStudios ~ photography | @CherylinAction ✌🏾 by @parallelexit

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17 days ago

It was such an absolute pleasure to see @parallelexit and the whole Sunset Circus family perform at Bryant Park!!! What a blast! Thank you all! by @parallelexit

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19 days ago

A few glimpses of summer.

@randykato onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @buscar_photo

@ingridvsgravity onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @buscar_photo

@ryanshinji and @randykato onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @buscar_photo

@joelpjeske and @shereenhickman onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @lipyanskiy_photo

Kyle Driggs @3amtheatre onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @lipyanskiy_photo

@stephnastics onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @bryantparknyc

Photo by @lipyanskiy_photo

SUNSET CIRCUS onstage @bryantparknyc

Illustration by @joan_chiverton

@stephnastics @ryanshinji and @ingridvsgravity onstage with SUNSET CIRCUS @circus.academy.ny for Testing 123

Photo by @pixel.lana

Kyle Driggs and @jaygilligan_ onstage with Hologram @3amtheatre

Photo by @maikephotocircus

Kyle Driggs and @jaygilligan_ onstage with Hologram @3amtheatre

Photo by @maikephotocircus taken in New York, New York by @parallelexit

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20 days ago

The sun is out and we are live @thebatterynyc 2pm & 3:30pm today. Free and fun for the whole family. by @parallelexit

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21 days ago

HOLOGRAM

Captured by @maikephotocircus

@jaygilligan_
@parallelexit
@3amtheatre taken in 3AM Theatre by @parallelexit

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21 days ago

SUNRISE CIRCUS plays a FREE show @thebatterynyc as part of their Sundays at Showbox series inside the Playscape. Join us Sunday September 13th - now at new times due to weather - at 2:00pm & 3:30pm. A fantastic show for all ages!

Funded in part by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation.

#circus #nyccircus #nycfamily #batterypark by @parallelexit

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a month ago

Thanks to all who attended the previews and premiere of HOLOGRAM this past week! We want to give an enormous thank you to @hupstatecircus for having us!

Hologram is an original production created by Kyle Driggs and Jay Gilligan (@jaygilligan_ ) that was co created and produced by @3amtheatre and @parallelexit

An endless amount of gratitude and thanks to Mark Lonergan and Logan Kerr (@ohwowgan ) for their unwavering commitment to the project. This show does not exist without you.

Also a special thanks to @maikephotocircus and @stepan_liubimov for their mastery behind the lens and for documenting the project. As well as Izzy and Zane for the immense instal support in Ithaca.

So much more soon ❤️🌪️ taken in 3AM Theatre by @parallelexit

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