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About Akropolis Performance Lab

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.

For you! Recipe for Norwegian Blonde Cocktail

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • July 7, 2015 - 7:41 PM ,

RECIPE card - Norwegian BlondeEveryone who had the Norwegian Blonde at our post-show reception after The Glas Nocturne raved about it, so we are sharing the recipe with you! It’s designed by Old Ballard Liquor Co and made with their scrumptious, caraway infused Riktig Aquavit. #GlasNocturne

Click here for the PDF: RECIPE card – Norwegian Blonde

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Free Summer Workshop for Young Actors

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • June 25, 2015 - 7:50 PM , ,

2014-10-19 10.54.06Moving Beyond the Script: Creative Physicality for Young Actors

Akropolis Performance Lab continues its year of giving with an exciting, 8-week workshop for kids in middle or high school. Meets Saturday mornings, 10:30am – noon, from July 11 to August 29, in the Sand Point area of Seattle. Indoors and outdoors activity. Limited to 16 spots — don’t delay!

Click here for complete details and registration instructions.

For You! Recipe for the Swedish Almond Cake

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • June 8, 2015 - 8:27 AM
Among the many delights of The Glas Nocturne Smörgåsbord was the superb, traditional Swedish Almond Cake | Photo: Sharon Waltermire

Among the many delights of The Glas Nocturne Smörgåsbord was the superb, traditional Swedish Almond Cake | Photo: Sharon Waltermire

By popular demand: the recipe for Swedish Almond Cake as served at The Glas Nocturne! Special thanks to Sharon E Waltermire, who modified Um Safia‘s traditional treat. Bake a loaf or five and spread the ‪#‎GlasNocturne‬ goodness!

Click here for recipe PDF:

RECIPE-Traditional Swedish Almond Loaf Cake-Glas Nocturne

The Glas Nocturne is Sold Out! But don’t despair…

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • June 1, 2015 - 5:30 PM
"There’s something wrong with my brain. Too bad or too good, I don’t know. Certainly not what it ought to be." ~ Dr. Glas (Joseph Lavy) | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

“There’s something wrong with my brain. Too bad or too good, I don’t know. Certainly not what it ought to be.” ~ Dr. Glas (Joseph Lavy) | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

… we are keeping it in repertory!

Expect to see announcements about periodic new performance offerings of this “intimate… resonant… dangerously riveting” work starting this fall.

If you weren’t able to get a seat for our world-premiere run of The Glas Nocturne, which ends June 7 after playing to full houses with an extension, there are two ways you still can see the piece:

  1. Sign up for our waitlist. We’ll send you a notification the next time we schedule a date to offer a performance.
  2. Pull together a group of ten and request a private showing. We’ll work with you to schedule a mutually agreeable date!

Just click on the Request Invitation button here or use the form on the production page. REQUEST INVITATION BUTTON

Reviews Are In & Word Is Out About Our Secret Performance

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • May 26, 2015 - 12:25 PM , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

“Poets say the moon is passionate and desirous. Others see an ethical-religious meaning in moonlight. Youth sees the moon as a promise of all those tremendous things which await it; The old find a memento that the promise was never kept, a reminder of all that broke and went to pieces. And what is moonlight?” | Joseph Lavy as Dr. Glas | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

Although we restricted marketing for The Glas Nocturne to social media and word-of-mouth, word has gotten out quite well. So well, in fact, that we are extending our run by a full week beyond our initial expectation!

If you haven’t yet gotten a seat, we have just 30 available between now and June 7.

Check out some of what’s being said about this truly remarkable performance!

Just 30 seats remain through June 7, so act quickly to get your invitation!

REQUEST INVITATION BUTTON

Meet Doctor Glas

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • May 15, 2015 - 1:38 PM
APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy is Dr. Glas | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

“He sits motionless, looking out over the water, smoking a very long, slender cigar. A most handsome man.” | APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy is Dr. Glas | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

“He sits motionless, looking out over the water, smoking a very long, slender cigar. A most handsome man.” |

The Glas Nocturne opens today!

A breathtaking  journey. Pure, simple, uncompromising artistry.

We are so proud of this piece and hope all our friends who can will come out to see it.

All performances are offered as PWYC donation.

Request an invitation here.

Join the conversation:

Would You Do It?

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • May 12, 2015 - 12:29 PM , , , , , , ,
"I wasn't planning a suicide, but a wise man should always be prepared." | Joseph Lavy is Dr. Glas | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

“I wasn’t planning a suicide, but a wise man should always be prepared.” | Joseph Lavy is Dr. Glas | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another human being? Under what circumstances?

The Glas Nocturne asks this and other challenging questions without leading us to any easy answers.

In preparation for their attendance at APL’s latest world-premiere, we asked our audience to share their thoughts about these questions. From now through the end of the run, we will share their responses with you.

Join the conversation at #WouldYouDoIt? on Facebook or Twitter — or follow Would You Do It? on Storify.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject, too!

Meet our Sponsor: Old Ballard Liquor Co.

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • May 10, 2015 - 11:39 AM , ,

Old Ballard Logo
We are thrilled to announce that Old Ballard Liquor Co. — Ballard’s inimitable artisan nano-distillery — is sponsoring our production of The Glas Nocturne and has designed a tasty cocktail just for our show!

Old Ballard Liquor Co. pays homage to the area’s history as a Scandinavian fishing and blue collar neighborhood by focusing on forgotten and neglected traditional old-fashioned liquors and liqueurs. Their  products rotate and change with the seasons, so there’s always something new to try in our tasting room. If the door is open, you’re always welcome! And they offer discounts for maritime workers and Scandinavian language speakers.

Currently on the shelf are multiple flavors of Aquavit (a caraway- or dill-spiced spirit produced in Scandinavia since the 15th century) and Bounce (an aged sour fruit liqueur based on 200-year-old heritage recipes), as well as many other options. Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy was overheard declaring that the distillery’s classic, Norwegian-styled Riktig Caraway Aquavit is his new favorite drink and tastes like rye bread in a glass.

“The Norwegian Blonde” — designed especially for The Glas Nocturne — features the  Riktig Caraway Aquavit, accompanied by a sweet lemon syrup and dill. Everyone who donates $30 or more to see The Glas Nocturne will get to enjoy a post-show drink on us!

Don’t forget to like Old Ballard Liquor Co. on Facebook, or stop by the Ballard distillery in person, and thank them for supporting live theatre!

And word on the street is that at this very moment they are harvesting spruce tips for this year’s Spruce Top Aquavit… which sounds like something to keep an eye out for!

Now Accepting Glas Invitation Requests

  By Akropolis Performance Lab • April 11, 2015 - 7:08 PM , ,

“Perhaps I should come and see you one of these days, Dr. Glas.”

~ The Reverend Gregorius

 

Requests for invitations to The Glas Nocturne are now being accepted!

Deadline to request an invitation is May 27, but that leaves you precious few options if we decide not to extend into June. Act early and be one of the first to meet this Dr. Glas in his world-premiere appearance. Opening May 15.

#GlasNocturne #AkropolisDailyNocturne