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| General Information | |
| Name | UNIVERSES |
| Type | Poetic Musical Theater Ensemble |
| Year Founded | 1995 |
| Members | Steven Sapp Mildred Ruiz-Sapp Gamal Abdel Chasten William Ruiz (a.k.a. Ninja) |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States (Bronx, NY & Lower East Side - L.E.S) |
| Website | www.universesonstage.com/ |
Universes (stylized UNIVERSES) is a New York-based American ensemble company of multi-disciplined writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros to create what has been described as moving, challenging and entertaining theatrical works. The group, with four core members, breaks traditional theatrical bounds to create its own brand of theater.
Founded in New York in 1995, the members of Universes came together in the urban poetry scene of the late 1990s. Through sessions at the New York Theatre Workshop they have developed from a revue format to mounting fully fledged theater pieces. They have performed at venues throughout the United States and toured extensively world-wide.