Quote Unquote: Experiments in Time-Based Text
Taking an existing text as a starting point, artists explode the concept of script and bring to life works that imbue music, film, theater, dance, interactive sculpture, and talks with the essence of the text. With such varied sources as diaries of polar exploration, science fiction, ancient Roman play fragments, and an essay on shadows, this series focuses on the process of creating performance and art, sparked by a passage of words.
Arrive a few minutes early before each performance and explore texts, videos and other materials related to Quote Unquote productions in the “Context Space” off of the Main Lobby.
Phantom Limb: 69˚S.
Friday + Saturday, September 23rd + 24th, 2011, 8 PM | Theater
69˚S. is inspired by the harrowing journey of Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica. Phantom Limb unites puppetry, dance, film, history, and photography with contemporary music to create a stunning vision of Antarctica’s past, present, and future.
Poor Dog Group: Dionysia
Friday + Saturday, November 11th + 12th, 2011, 8 PM | Theater
Half-man and half-horse, the wild and badly behaved satyrs were legendary companions of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. Poor Dog Group brings together ancient satyr drama, imagery, and lore to reinvent the term “satyr play.”
Japanther
Friday + Saturday, December 2nd + 3rd, 2011, 8 PM | Studio 1 - Goodman
An analog story of grand scale utilizing performance, live music, and animation, inspired by Walt Whitman’s The Mystic Saxophonist.