THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Artistic Director, Crystal Field
Presents
TILTED AXES: NECESSARY MUSIC ONLY
Movements for Electric Guitars
September 17, 2026 – October 4, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM
Tickets – $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run time: 75 minutes
JOHNSON THEATER
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions
Theater for the New City presents the return of Tilted Axes with Necessary Music Only, an original work of music theater created by composer Patrick Grant that combines mobile electric guitars, live percussion, choreography, lighting, and visual media into a singular theatrical experience.
Returning to Theater for the New City following last season’s production, Tilted Axes: Necessary Music Only transforms the stage into a constantly evolving landscape of sound and movement. Musicians perform while walking through choreographed formations, creating shifting musical textures that blur the boundaries between concert, dance, and theater.
Produced by: Peppergreen Media
Music by: Patrick Grant and Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars composers
Choreography & Lighting by: Christopher Caines
Performed by: Gene Ardor, Lori Bingel, John Ferrari, Grace Goss, Patrick Grant, John Halo, Igor Icaza, James Lee, Jeremy Nesse, James Schoen, and Dmitri Shapira
Photo & video credits: Jocelyn Gonzales and Jack Wang
More information: www.tiltedaxes.com • @tiltedaxes • #tiltedaxes
Created by composer and artistic director Patrick Grant, Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars is an ensemble of electric guitarists and percussionists that transforms streets, parks, galleries, museums, and theaters into immersive musical environments. Performing untethered with battery-powered amplifiers, the musicians invite audiences into an experience where music is living, physical, and shared. Moving continuously through the performance space, they create an environment that is at once ritual, procession, and music theater.
Now in its sixteenth season, Tilted Axes continues to bring contemporary music into public life through movement, community, and shared experience.