The Ridiculous and the Sublime
Choreographer: Wade Madsen
Risk/Reward Festival | Portland, OR | June  2022
Poncho Theater | Seattle, WA | June 2019
Dairy Arts Center | Boulder, CO | December 2017

 

The Ridiculous and the Sublime is a dance/theater work created by Wade Madsen.  The Ridiculous features the characters Mandy and Bebe developed by Madsen and Cranbourne’s 40 year friendship. Mandy and Bebe express the beauty and heartache of an abiding relationship, questioning their poignant origins, hysterical codependence & their obsession with death.  The Sublime, is a dynamic dance work performed by a cast of 11 gorgeous artists to a sound score by Madsen featuring Alan Watt’s musings. The piece explores our place in the universe, and exposes our frailties and daily human triumphs.
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Shows in collaboration with Wade Madsen

  • An Evening with Mandy & Bebe 2008
  • The Ridiculous and the Sublime 2017-2022

Films:

  • The Last Convertible (1987)
  • Daredreamer (1986)
  • Crocodile Tears (1989)
  • Dance Class (2013)
  • Midst (2022)

Awards

  • Legends of Dance Award 2021
  • Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: Special Honoree Award 1999
  • Westword Magazine: 
  • Best Actress Award 1992
  • Denver Drama Critics Circle Award:
  • Best New Play 1992
  • Denver Drama Critics Circle Award:
  • Best Ensemble Performance 199

Shows in collaboration with Patti Dobrowolski and Molly Thompson:

  • My Dead Friend, the Unbreaking of a Heart (1996)
  • 2 Women Avoiding Involuntary Hospitalization (1999)
  • Mrs. Schwartz and Dober (2001)
  • Colorado Cowboy
  • Country Christmas (2002)
  • Viva the Dreama (2016)

Shows featuring 40 Women Over 40:

  • Sweet Release (2007)
  • Feels Like Falling (2009)
  • BOOM (2012)
  • badaboom (2014)