Pile Up with HeapTroupe

Sunday, July 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Jim Ellis Freeway Park

Performing Artsperformanceinstallationcar culturewildlife crossingdanceurban landscaperesidencyoutdoorcommunityFree

HeapTroupe brings Pile Up, a performance exploring car culture and wildlife crossing, to the brutalist concrete canyons of Jim Ellis Freeway Park on July 27. Dancers Alethea Alexander, Leah Crosby, and Leo Othón will work with the park's dramatic architecture and its actual function as a bridge between downtown and First Hill—a fitting stage for a piece about movement and passage.

Lineup

Alethea Alexander
Official site Tour
Leah Crosby
Official site
Leo Othón
Ben Swenson-Klatt
Ben is a performance artist creating work focused on the interactions between movement and text, seeking opportunities that challeng the audience and disrupt the ordinary through the creation of activated art. They have recently performed and worked with ARENA Dances, Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater at the Cowles Center, The Moving Company at the Guthrie Theater, Leyya Mona Tawil at the Soap Factory, and Orchard…
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Venue

Jim Ellis Freeway Park

700 Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101 · Downtown, Seattle

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Pile Up with HeapTroupe

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