Special thanks to APL’s good friend, Omer Terrason, who created this promotional slideshow for Uncle Vanya. Omer has more in the works — including video — so keep an eye out for our next sneak peak. We can’t wait to see what he does next!
About the work he did to capture these images, Omer wrote, “Photographs in this slideshow were captured in natural light with a security camera lens (11mm f/1.4) mounted on an Olympus OM-D micro-four-thirds digital camera at ISO 800. The distortion is inherent of the lens while by slightly overexposing (+0.7) I was able to get a desaturated image, which sets the mood for something dreamy and dreary, and something vintage and nostalgic.”
Founded in 2000 by Co-Artistic Directors Joseph and Zhenya Lavy, Akropolis Performance Lab (APL) is Seattle's premiere ensemble-based theatre company. The ensemble practices rigorous, ongoing vocal and physical training and devises original work through long-form rehearsal process. APL's signature aesthetic, Theatre of Polyphony, is our original approach to crafting ensemble performance events that symbiotically interweave music, movement, and poetry to tell compelling and vital stories while reinventing the given spatial location and audience relationship to our art.
Company members include Annie Paladino (Associate Artistic Director), Catherine Lavy, Emily Jo Testa, Jennifer Crooks, Joseph Lavy, Margaretta Campagna, Matt Sherrill, Sara Kaus, Tyler J. Polumsky, and Zhenya Lavy.
The co-artistic directors' artistic lineage comes through the Central and Eastern European heritage of Meyerhold, Vakhtangov, and Grotowski.
Recent work includes Ecce Faustus (2016), The Glas Nocturne (2015), and Pomegranate & Ash (2015).
The ensemble hosts quarterly Salons and offers regular workshops in physical and vocal praxis.
Akropolis Performance Lab is a Washington State Non-Profit Corporation.
