Nuclear Family
Written, Directed & Choreographed by Caroline Burkhart
Children are alert to the world’s wonder and danger all at once. Nuclear Family is a dance-theatre piece that examines how the normalization of violence introduced with the Cold War continues to dominate the classroom and household today.
Originally performed in the Frances Ann Cannon Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College in 2019, Caroline debuted Nuclear Family in New York City at The Brick’s ?!:New Works Festival in August 2023.
The work featured Caroline Burkhart, Bobbie Edmunds, Julliette Holliday, Dan Smyth-Temple, and Scout Watkins with assistant direction by Lulu Guzman.
Photos by David Rauch
Nuclear Family, originally developed and performed at Sarah Lawrence College, featured writing and performances by Isabelle Deveaux, Carson Earnest, Briana Gonzalez, Mollie Gordon, Ryan Griffin, Emily Heaps, Sol Ji Kim, Alivia Nosrati, Moira Rogers, Shea Sprague, Dan Smyth-Temple, Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Eloise Carter Walne, and Scout Watkins
Directors: Caroline Burkhart and Andrew Petrick
Choreographer: Caroline Burkhart
Scenic Designer: Scout Watkins
Lighting Designer: Giovanni Kavota
Sound Designer: Brennan Jones
Costume Designer: Gill Hartley
Projection Designer: Glenn Potter-Takata
Production Stage Manager: Erica Tocco
Asst. Stage Manager: Jamie Chen
Asst. Scenic Designer: Isabelle Deveaux
Asst. Costume Designer: Josephine Barber
Production Photos: Laura Hirsch