American Premiere of Lolita: An Imagined Opera

April 3 • 7:30PM April 4 • 8:00PM April 5 • 3:00PM

Alexander Kasser Theater

in  Montclair, NJ.

Looks cool! To learn more, watch this video in which composer Joshua Fineberg speaks on his work: 

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If you haven’t been out to Montclair’s PEAK PERFORMANCES series yet (shame on you!) but if you haven’t, this is a good reason to go. Auteur and Provocateur Jan Fabre is bringing the world premiere of his new work ORGY OF TOLERANCE.

It is surprisingly easy to get out to Montclair, the tickets are affordable, the theater space is fantastic and the programming is exciting and cutting-edge. 

I’ve been hearing a lot of good early word for this piece – go check it out!

Orgy of Tolerance

Jan Fabre

Troubleyn (Belgium)

Concept, direction, choreography and scenography: Jan Fabre

Dramaturgy: Miet Martens

Music, lyrics: Dag Taeldeman

Jan. 22nd & 23rd • 7:30PM

Jan. 24th • 8:00PM

Jan. 25th • 3:00PM

Alexander Kasser Theater

Jan Fabre returns to Peak Performances @ Montclair with a brand new work! Two years ago on the Alexander Kasser Theater stage, Fabre presented two premieres that received critical acclaim: Je Suis Sang and Quando L’Uomo Principale e Una Donna (based on the provocative work of Yves Klein where a single dancer goes from being male to female before your very eyes!). 

 

Reacting to the alarming growth of neo-fascism worldwide and particularly in Europe, Belgian artist Jan Fabre takes a provocative stand with his newest work: Orgy of Tolerance. With the numbing realization that he lives in an age of normalcy and neo-fascists – where nothing is forbidden anymore – his navel is knotted with the extremism of tolerance and like Monty Python, his new show pricks the bubble of instant gratification. 

 

Not suitable for children under 18 years of age. Please note that this performance contains nudity, profanity and adult subject matters.

 

“Truly surprising provocative imagery.”

- The New York Times

 

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A few years ago former-DV8 performer Liam Steel and his company Stan Won’t Dance brought their show Sinner to NYC which John Rockwell called “British physical theater at its finest” in the NY Times. 

Well, now we get to see the source of this intense, physical theater when DV8 comes to Montclair this weekend. Don’t miss it! DV8‘s To Be Straight With You is a poetic and unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality. It incorporates dance, text, documentary, animation and film.

To Be Straight With You

Lloyd Newson’s DV8 Physical Theatre has won sixteen awards over the last three years for its stage and film works, including a Prix Italia and the Rose D’Or. The company’s latest work, To Be Straight With You, is currently touring the UK, USA and Europe.

“DV8 AND ITS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LLOYD NEWSON, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WELL AHEAD OF THE GAME. NOW, JUST AT A POINT WHEN OTHERS ARE CATCHING UP, NEWSON REINVENTS THE RULES.” – Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Peak Performances @ Montclair

Montclair State University, New Jersey

October 2-5, 2008

Box Office: 973-655-5112

Transport from NYC:

Oct 2 & 3:

6:18pm NJTransit Train from Penn Station to Montclair Heights; 9:11pm Return to Penn Station

Oct 4 & 5:

Charter Service Available, $10 Round-Trip, Call Box Office to Reserve

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