Cry Wolf is NVA & Guests’ new dance-theatre production that transforms a children’s tale into a mirror for our times. It is a playful look into the stories we tell, the truths we bend, and the consequences we share.

The cast, partly dressed in school uniform, weaves between embodying the characters of the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf and reflecting humanity as a whole. They move through worlds that blur childhood and adulthood, innocence and responsibility. 

Lying is something deeply human. It is something we all do. But what truly matters are the consequences of those lies.

Non-linear and ever-shifting, the work invites us to listen, carefully, and to ask ourselves what we choose to believe and why. It is a reminder that this tale, once told to children, was always meant for us all…yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Premiere: October 24 & 25, 2025 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Length: 60 minutes

Performance: 6-8 Dancers

Choreography, Direction, Set and Text: Nicole von Arx (in collaboration with the dancers)

Original Cast: Gabriel E Katz, Michael William Arellano, Miriam Gittens, Caitlin Taylor, Juan Carlos Franquiz II, Michael Greenberg, Eleni Loving, Dareon Blowe

Costume Design: Caitlin Taylor

Lighting Design: Matt Morris

Music: Peter M. Murray, Nils Frahm, Marek Hunhap, Michael John McCarthy, Alastair Gavin, Elvis Presley, and Leon Vynehall (full music credits below)

Music Supervisor: Dan Gross 

Creative Advisor/Scientist: Melissa Gomis

Acting Coach: Charlotte Bydwell

Mentor: Risa Steinberg

Intimacy Coordinator: Ami Shulman

Support: “Cry Wolf” was created with the support of a 2024-25 and 2025-2026 CUNY Dance Initiative Residency at Gerald W. Lynch Theater At John Jay College and Tribeca Performing Arts Center At BMCC; a work-in-progress residency at the Adams Theatre 2025, Brooklyn Arts Council 2024 & 2025, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Triskelion Arts, The Ardsley House Foundation, Danse Mirage Foundation, NYSCA with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Larry Keigwin, and our individual donors.

FULL MUSIC CREDITS:

"Static of a Fact"

Written and Performed by Peter M. Murray

"More"

Written and performed by Nils Frahm

Used by permission of Manners McDade Music Publishing

Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records

"Acte 1, scène 2" and "Acte 1, scène 3"

Written and performed by Marek Hunhap

"Almond Blossom"

Written and performed by Michael John McCarthy

Courtesy of Warner Chappell Production Music

"Inert Motion"

Written and performed by Alastair Gavin

Courtesy of Warner Chappell Production Music

"Can't Help Falling In Love" from Blue Hawaii

Performed by Elvis Presley

Written by George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti

Courtesy of RCA Records

Published by Abilene Music LLC / Luigi Creatore Music /

Steve Peter Music / Gladys Music Joachim Jean Aberbach

Recording by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

Composition by arrangement with Raleigh Music Publishing, LLC and Universal Music Publishing Grou

“Birds on the Tarmac (Footnote VIII)” and “Ice Cream (Chapter VIII)”

Written and performed by Leon Vynehall

Courtesy of Ninja Tune

Photos by Dan Morgan courtesy of Adams Theatre

“Cry Wolf” is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).