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| ARCHIVE SEASON 17 ARCHIVE | October
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Wake for the Dark Poet: The Antonin Artaud
Project
presented by The VORTEX Repertory Company & Go Bella Works
Winner
of Three B. Iden Payne Awards, Outstanding
Ensemble Performance: Betsy McCann and Melissa Vogt; Large Puppet
Design: Ann Marie Gordon; Outstanding Production
of a Drama
Based on the work of early 20th-century French theorist and artist,
Antonin Artaud, Wake for the Dark Poet springs from his profound legacy
on experimental theater, creating a journey through worlds of fright,
wonder, majesty, circus, and memory. Wake for the Dark Poet provides
both a celebration of Artaud’s concepts (Theater of Cruelty,
Theater and the Plague, Actor as Athlete of the Emotions) and a dream-like,
biographical landscape.
Puppets, masks, shadows, light, scent, and sound integrate with
actors to create a universe unto itself. A remarkably unique theatrical
event, Wake for the Dark Poet envelops the spectators in mystery,
excitement, and passion. Conceived and directed by VORTEX Associate
Artistic Director Heather Barfield, Wake for the Dark Poet integrates
pieces of Artaud’s writings and plays with biographical information
and experimental techniques to create an original, startling, moving,
and memorable theatrical event.
Featuring: Scott Daigle as Antonin Artaud, Delany Liming as Anais
Nin,
Betsy McCann and Melissa Vogt as Cici and Poko, with Jeremy Pippin,
Errich Petersen, Nicole Trumble, and Gabriel Maldonado.
Puppets and marionettes designed by Francesca Marquis and Heather
Jarry.
Masks created by Leonard du Castel
Scenic design by Ann Marie Gordon
Lighting design by Brian S. Davis
Sound design by Chad Salvata
Costume design by Aerin Holman
Director/ Navigator Heather Barfield
Photo by Kenneth B. Gall
More Information:
The AA theatrical experiment with live performers and real experiences
that are sure to be mythic and cruel, majestic and mysterious,
weird and funny--like a train ride to limbo. Presented by Go Bella
Works. Visit http://gobella.home.texas.net
for production information and Artaud links.
Interview in Xlent: 'Wake
for the Dark Poet' wants to creep you out in the Artaud tradition
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