“The Grand Parade (of the 20th Century)” is undeniably one of the least conventional productions ever to grace any of Arena Stage’s theaters. A world premiere of the Double Edge Theatre, “The Grand Parade” tells the story of the 20th century as seen through a filter inspired by the work of the artist Marc Chagall. Music, dance, puppetry, projections, masks and trapezes work together to turn the Kogod Theatre into a space where humans fly and animals come to life.

Double Edge Theatre itself is as fascinating as its unique productions. Located on a 105-acre former dairy farm in Massachusetts, they produce indoors in a hay barn in the winter, while in summer they move outdoors to produce large scale pageant-like spectacles. Since moving to the Farm in 1994 they have been committed to the notion that their art must be connected to the local community.