A Queens World
Katha Cato: Reassembled
Textile Works, Sculpture, and a Live Improvised Performance
March 4 – 31, 2026
The Local LIC
13-02 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
An improvised performance at The Local LIC with the performer surrounded by her fabric creations and other sculptures made from the most incongruous elements.
Doors open at 6:30 for nibbles, mingling, and a cash bar
Performance at 7:30
Filmmaker, festival founder, and award-winning improvisational theater artist Katha Cato returns to live performance with Katha Cato Reassembled, a fully improvised one-woman show presented at The Local LICalongside a month-long exhibition of her textile and sculptural works. This audience-driven performance will celebrate connectedness and the process of remaking ourselves while serving as a fundraiser for the Queens World FIlm Festival.
Cato was part of New York City’s pioneering improvisational theater movement in the 1980s , however the last 15 years have been devoted to developing the Queens World Film Festival into a respected cultural event. Katha is returning to her roots for the evening and looks forward to welcoming you to the space. .
Cato’s artwork will be on view throughout March 2026. Tickets go on sale February 24.
Queens World Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and through Discretionary Funding from Council Member Shekar Krishnan and DYCD.
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