Founded in 2009 by Anthony Johnston & Nathan Schwartz, AnimalParts is a binational (US/Canada) performance company based in NYC & Toronto. (And now… also, Los Angeles).
AnimalParts disrupts, disturbs, and dismantles the establishment through controlled theatrical chaos. Rigorous and irreverent in equal measure, their work is rooted in a highly physical, post-dramatic approach that invites the audience to be an active participant in every inquiry.
In New York City, their works have been seen at the Prelude Festival, The Brick, Dixon Place, 59E59, Cloud City and Under St Marks. They have developed work in residencies at Dixon Place, Abrons Arts Center, with Horse Trade Theatre and at The Bushwick Starr.
In Canada, AnimalParts has been presented at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Vancouver), SummerWorks (Toronto), Videofag (Toronto), GCTC’s Undercurrents (Ottawa), and Centaur’s Wildside Festival (Montreal). AnimalParts has worked in collaboration with Canadian companies The Chop, Zee Zee, Theatre Replacement and with Studio 58.
Tenderpits was presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (★★★★ -The Times of London) and was awarded Best Multimedia Performance at NYC’s United Solo Fest.
Revenge of the Popinjay made it's debut in Toronto at VideoFag and has gone on to be seen in NYC and at PuSh (Vancouver). A feature film version of Popinjay is currently in development with Alan Cumming attached in the ensemble cast.
A Quiet Sip of Coffee was awarded “Outstanding Ensemble” by NOW Magazine, and “Best in Fest” at SummerWorks Toronto 2014.
He's Built A Fucking Time Machine was presented at Prelude 2015 (NYC), received further development at Abrons Arts Center (NYC), and was presented as a special performance at 2017's Rhubarb Festival (Toronto).
AnimalParts has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts.
PRAISE for AnimalParts
“you can—and should—applaud the wildness” —The New York Times
“sharply sensitive and risky” —The Times of London
“dizzyingly surreal and dynamic” —The Advocate
“a powerful testimony to human courage… and the most bonkers show on the Fringe” —Scotsgay, Edinburgh
“dazzling raucous spectacle to quietly disturbing intimacy” —BUST Magazine