Blink, step, jump, balance, flip, fly. The award-winning acrobatic event Ten Thousand Hours by Gravity & Other Myths is a love letter to our bodies and the amazing things they let us do every day!
Eight acrobats and one musician investigate physical skill—how we obtain it, how we perfect it, and how it can transform our lives. Through highlighting the nuance of high-level acrobatics, audiences experience a powerful journey of movement and discovery, where strength meets vulnerability, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary before your eyes.
Backed by a talented and frenetic percussionist, using only minimal props while wearing simple rehearsal attire, the troupe flawlessly weaves acrobatics, performance, fun and even a rehearsal into the mix as a digital clock counts down Ten Thousand Hours.
A number of appropriately located seats have been reserved for patrons with various differences and levels of ability. Contact the Arts Ticket Center to discuss seating options to fit your needs.
A wheelchair is available in Eisenhower Auditorium to assist patrons from the drop-off area to their seats by calling 814-863-2335 upon arrival.
ADA-Accessible Parking
ADA-accessible parking spaces are available on all levels of the Eisenhower Parking Deck, in the Yellow F surface lot across Eisenhower Road from the deck, and in the lot between Eisenhower Road and Tyson Building. State-issued disability parking placards are required for access to the ADA-accessible parking spaces.
Assisted Listening
Eisenhower Auditorium is equipped with an infrared listening system. Visit the Audience Services desk in the lobby for assistance in using this service.
Drop Off
Patrons with limited mobility may be dropped off in front of Eisenhower Auditorium at the Eisenhower Road pull-off near the intersection with Shortlidge Road. A wheelchair is available to assist patrons from the drop-off area to their seats by calling 814-863-2335 upon arrival.
KultureCity-Certified
Eisenhower Auditorium is a KultureCity-certified sensory-sensitivity inclusive venue. Sensory inclusivity is a practice that ensures a welcome and accommodating experience to visitors of all levels of sensory need. Prior to arriving for an event at Eisenhower, families and individuals can download the free KultureCity app for Android smartphone or iPhone. The app provides information on the available sensory features and where to access them, as well as the pre-visit social story.
Quiet Room
A small quiet-seating area is located on the lounge level. Directions to the space are available at the Audience Services Desk. You may go directly to the space on your own, but if assistance is needed, please ask an usher. The performance is not viewable from this space, however the sound from the stage will still be audible. Lights in the room can be adjusted on a dimmer switch.
Sensory Bags
Sensory bags — equipped with noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards, and VIP lanyards — are available to guests who may feel overwhelmed while visiting the auditorium. Bags are available at the Audience Services Desk in the lobby.
Social Story
A pre-visit social story provides a visual preview of what to expect when attending a performance at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Sensory
Haze
Loud sounds
Content
Other Advisories
Haze effect and loud music is used during the performance.
General Visitor Parking
Visitor parking is available in the Eisenhower Parking Deck. Parking is $5.60 per vehicle when reserved in advance, or $10 starting at midnight on the day of the performance. Reservations can be made through 10 a.m. the day of the performance or until reservations have sold out. Parking is assigned for a deck near the event and will be searchable by that event.
Patrons with valid Penn State parking permits can park at the Eisenhower Parking Deck and do not need to reserve or pay for event parking.
Note: Visitors who have a Penn State parking permit must show proof of the permit when event parking operations are in effect.
Accessible Parking
ADA-accessible parking spaces are available on all levels of the Eisenhower Parking Deck and in the Yellow F surface lot on Eisenhower Road across from the deck. ADA-accessible parking during Center for the Performing Arts presentations at Eisenhower is also available in the lot between Eisenhower Road and Tyson Building.
Note: State-issued disability parking placards are required for access to the ADA-accessible parking spaces.
Drop-off
Patrons with limited mobility may be dropped off in front of Eisenhower Auditorium at the Eisenhower Road pull-off near the intersection with Shortlidge Road. A wheelchair is available to assist patrons from the drop-off area to their seats by calling 814‑863‑2335 upon arrival.
Support Notes
Gravity & Other Myths is supported as an organization by Create SA.
Ten Thousand Hours has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
Commissioned by Chamäleon Berlin, La Strada, Graz and Gluttony, Adelaide.
The Ten Thousand Hours creative development was supported by the Adelaide Festival Centre.
A grant from the University Park Fee Board makes Penn State student prices possible.
Support provided by McQuaide Blasko Endowment Gerald B. M. and Sylvia Stein Memorial Endowment
Accessibility services supported by Sidney and Helen S. Friedman Endowment
