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“Smart, witty, highly physical, and eager to twist notions of theatricality.” –
The Village VoiceJan 27–30, 7pmRoundhouse Community Arts and Recreation CentreMatinee Jan 30 at 2pm
Post-show talkback Jan 28, led by Camille Gingras
Running Time 65m
Performers
Anne Gridley, Robert M. Johanson, Fletcher Liegerot, Elisabeth ConnerDirection
Pavol liska, Kelly Copper Sound Design
Kristin Worrall Set Design
Peter Nigrini Lighting Design
Tim Cryan Production Management
Robert Saenz De Viteri, Gabel EibenDescribed as an “awesome and awkward tour de force,” Poetics: a ballet brut is do-it-yourself theatre at its most mischievous. This wryly-constructed, genre-bending performance uses an ever-increasing catalogue of common gestures that make up our every-day lives, like brushing back someone’s hair, eating a slice of pizza, or tossing in one’s sleep. Intimate one moment and operatic the next, these seemingly mundane gestures build to a surprising conclusion that is delightfully unhampered by its performers’ complete lack of formal dance training. The soundtrack is an affectionate embrace of pop culture—at once kitschy and endearing.
“... a feat of stagecraft that reveals the beauty in everyday movement while paying tribute to the most solitary people of all: the audience.” – The New York Times
Nature Theater of Oklahoma is an OBIE Award-winning performance group under the direction of Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper. Bursting with heart and personality, this young company was recently referred to as “the most buzzed about new troupe on the New York avant-garde scene” by the New York Times. Through the manipulation of found space and observed gesture, Nature Theater of Oklahoma creates DIY theatrical experiences that shift our perception of everyday reality.
www.oktheater.org
Tickets Advance $24/30; at door $26/32
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RSVP to Poetics: a ballet brut on the PuSh Festival facebook page
Related postings on PuShing It: The PuSh Festival Blog
January 16, 2010 - PuSh 2010 Curatorial Statement: Poetics: a ballet brut
February 5, 2010 - Poetics: feedback from the secret dancers
Links
- Read a BOMB Magazine interview with artistic directors Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska (complete with audio clip).
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