Performed in Our Garage, Minneapolis

Chosen among City Pages¹ Best Sets of 2007

A Gift for Planet BX63, a dance and physical theatre performance, is the story of a girl living a simple existence on a little planet at the far edge of a distant galaxy who, one day, is visited by a trans-dimensional space salesman, changing her life forever. Inspired by the book The Little Prince and the film The Gods Must Be Crazy, the play combines intricate acrobatic dance with richly theatrical characterizations in a set that envelops the audience in the remote beauty of deep space. A Gift for Planet BX63 is a play for all ages that invites you to find joy in life's simple things

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Credits

Created and Developed by Jennifer Ilse and Paul Herwig

Project Initiator – Jennifer Ilse

Choreography by Jennifer Ilse
Set Props Lights by Paul Herwig
Text by Max Sparber
Cast – 3, Jennifer Ilse, Paul Herwig, Elena Gianetti

Duration – 60 min.

Reviews

WMNArtists Review

Camille LeFevre offers insight into the complexities of this darkly glimmering fable told in dance and inspired by "The Little Prince" and "The Gods Must Be Crazy." – (mnartists.org)

City Pages Review

A Gift for Planet BX63 By Quinton Skinner – (citypages.com)

WCCO Interview

WCCO interview with Off-Leash Area (with Video)
Couple Turns 3-Car Garage Into 38-Seat Theater