Fire Throws
Adapted from Sophocles’ Antigone
Written and directed by Rachel Dickstein
Original Score Composed by Jewlia Eisenberg
Performed live by Charming Hostess
Dramaturgy by Morgan Jenness
A contemporary Antigone challenges her past, re-examining her own story of sacrifice through the kaleidoscopic frenzy of a fever dream. Through video projection, live music, and Balinese dance-inspired staging, FIRE THROWS explodes the themes within this classic story to produce a cutting-edge meditation on desire, drive, and what’s at stake in breaking the rules.
Created in collaboration with the ensemble: Erica Berg, Laura Butler, Kiebpoli Calnek, John Campion, Kimiye Corwin, Juliana Francis-Kelly, Kyle Leland, Paula McGonagle, Leajato Robinson, Jorge Rubio, and Caesar Samayoa. Balinese Choregraphy by Patty Gallagher. Other choreography created by the director in collaboration with the ensemble.
“Dickstein’s true innovation is in the visual language she creates, a striking blend of movement and video projection that conveys a fragmented yet distinctly ancient world.”
“Visually stunning... Invoking the multidisciplinary ritualism of ancient Greek drama, Dickstein combines sculptural dance and live gamelan music with projected video to envelop 3LDʼs stage with ravishing imagery and sound....with a few scraps of fabric, stark lighting and a rigorous ensemble, Dickstein clearly has all she needs to create visual poetry.”
February 18 - March 28, 2009 at 3LD Art & Technology Center
