Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Life and Times - Episode 2

From a telephone conversation with Kristin Worrall

  • Performance
120 min

The changing body, the first crush, the first cigarette smoked in secret – in Episode 2, the monumental epic turns to the beginning of puberty. The body becomes a battlefield, and life becomes a brutal, hazy disco, where the attempt to be cool collides on the dance floor with awakening desire. In the style of a 1980s pop musical, the performers sing, talk and dance about peer pressure, school problems, wanting to belong, and being excluded. Unedited, including all mistakes, ums, and ahems, the libretto was completely composed using the hobby music application Garage-Band.

Produktion: Nature Theater of Oklahoma und Burgtheater Wien. Koproduktion: Kampnagel Hamburg, Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Kaaitheater (Brüssel) und Rosas (Brüssel). Mit Unterstützung von: The New England Foundation for the Arts' National Theater Pilot, mit Hauptförderung durch die Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Cast

Concept/ Direction:: Pavol Liska, Kelly Copper / With:: Ilan Bachrach, Asli Bulbul, Elisabeth Conner, Gabel Eiben, Daniel Gower, Anne Gridley, Robert M. Johanson, Matthew Korahais, Julie LaMendola, Kristin Worrall / Music:: Robert M. Johanson, Julie LaMendola / Costumes:: Peter Nigrini / Dramaturgy:: Production Manager (NTOK):: Dany Naierman / Audio Engineer:: Daniel Gower / Project Manager & Chorus Director:: Nora Hertlein

Dates

Past
Thu 4.7.2013, 20:00 / HAU1

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

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