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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Adapted and directed by Jay Scheib after Samuel R. Delany’s Dhalgren
May 13 at 7:30pm, May 14 at 7:30pm and May 15 at 2pm
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Jay Scheib brings the dystopic and violent vision of Samuel Delany’s epic sci-fi novel, Dhalgren to the stage. Using smashing choreography and live video action, this sexy cast of characters explores the limits of life at the end of the world. Bellona combines passages from Delany’s novel with original material as well as video and photography by director Jay Scheib and artist Carrie Mae Weems.
by Banana Bag and Bodice
May 13 at 8pm and May 15 at 6pm
A.R.T.’s OBERON
This SongPlay adaptation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf harkens back to the raw and rowdy storytelling of the Scandinavian mead halls. The show features a 7-piece band including dueling trombones, bass clarinet, accordion and saw, combining Weillian cabaret, 40's jazz harmony, indie rock, punk, electronica, and Romantic Lieder into a cacophonous swirl.
by Ryan Landry, featuring Larry Coen
May 14 at 1pm and 4pm
Huntington Theatre Company’s Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
Everybody wanted to talk to the mysterious old lady in Alfred Hitchcock's slasher masterpiece Psycho. Now, after the bloodbath, Mrs. Bates pulls back the curtain and tells HER side! Larry Coen stars in Ryan Landry's twisted take on Hitchcock's masterpiece. WARNING: NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH!
by Raphael Xavier
May 14 and May 15 at 2pm
A.R.T.’s OBERON
Xavier shifts the rhythms of rap and propels narratives through break dancing to draw parallels between the performer's body, which is inscribed by life's experiences, and the stage itself, putting the audience in one of his shoes laced with stand-up to boot.
by Eddie Kim
May 14 at 4pm
A.R.T.’s OBERON
Characters from World of Warcraft, Halo Reach, and Grand Theft Auto 4 perform tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Middle and high school students turn into digital “puppeteers” when they operate projected images of their favorite games. This production combines ancient text with modern technology to create an original theatrical experience.
by Aaron Landsman
May 15 at 6pm and May 15 at 4pm
Borrowing tales from half-a-dozen cities where Aaron Landsman sat in on government meetings, as well as improvised testimony from you the viewer, this piece imagines public discourse as art and vice versa. Come early and you could end up as the Mayor of this night. Come late and you may lose your voice.
by Mikhael Tara Garver and The New Ensemble
May 14 at 8pm
A.R.T.’s OBERON
A generation born to parents who fell in bed to the yearning rhythms of John, Paul, Ringo, and George – searching for their own tune to come together. Born from a moment when the unexplainable power of music rocked the world. Music that resonates still. This club piece asks, “What do we reveal when we come together and we think no one is watching?”
May 15 at 12pm
Huntington Theatre Company’s Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
Enjoy live music and mingle with other festival-goers to talk about the weekend’s adventures and experiences. Exciting performers to be announced.
by CollaborationTown
May 15 at 2pm
Huntington Theatre Company’s Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
Unhappy? Listless? Broke? Alone? Let the Laws of Attraction massage your vibrations and change your life in the self-help-sploitation The Momentum. Remember: It’s not self-help if you don’t help self.
May 15 at 8pm
A.R.T.’s OBERON
The closing party features The Lisps and delightful surprises cooked up by OBERON and its eclectic artists. The Lisps are a New York-based band whose songs borrow liberally from vaudeville, science fiction, and Americana. Their hyperactive performances typically involve bloody tambourines, wrestling, lipstick smeared melodicas, old filing cabinets, and film reels suspended by rusty chains.
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