An American Rendition uses integrated text, movement and extended vocal techniques to depict the story of an American citizen who is kidnapped, interrogated and tortured in a secret prison while we distract ourselves with TV realty shows.
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Persephone (2004) explores the Greek myth of Persephone, who is so admired by Hades
that he abducts her and forces her to live with him as queen of the
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ASPHALT (2001) is a dance/opera that tells the story of Racine, an artist abandoned as a child, who walks out of his life and into the landscape of ritual hauntings on the streets of New York City.
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S/He (1995) uses gender and race reversals to take a new look at current events and social attitudes in America. A black female president of the US holds a press conference with the audience while the Clarence Thomas hearings present a black female Senate panel presiding over a white Thomas and Anita Hill.
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Faith Healing (1993) is an original dance/theater piece that takes the story line of Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie as its point of departure. The company’s approach to the play is a distillation of elements, focusing on the musicality and rhythm of language, the telling psychology of movement and the visualization of fantasy. Read More
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Deportment (1992) is a searing satire of racial and sexual hatred, hypocrisy, and good manners in America. In Part I Alice is carefully taught all the socially correct forms of racism, homophobia, and sexism necessary to become a Southern Lady. Read More
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Cliffs Notes: Macbeth premiered during the height of the high rolling 80's. Presented as a cautionary tale of the 80's, the piece juxtaposed Wall St. yuppies with punk rocker witches in a world of seething greed. Read More
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