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Pomegranate & Ash ~ An Experiment in Theatre of Polyphony
A first showing of Pomegranate & Ash, an experiment in APL's Theatre of Polyphony. Pomegranate and Ash takes TS Eliot's Ash Wednesday, Monteverdi madrigals, the Hymn of Demeter, music from the Shaker tradition, and each performer's personal biography as source material for an original performance rooted in themes of separation, loss, and reunification. Pomegranate & Ash is an ongoing, ever-evolving project, bridging the primary domains of APL's artistic work: public performance and ensemble training. PERFORMERS COMPANY MEMBERS: Annie Paladino, Jesson Mata, Joseph Lavy,…
Find out more »The Glas Nocturne
Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another human being? APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy has adapted Hjalmar Söderberg’s scandalous 1905 fin-de-siecle novel, Doktor Glas (1905), into a noir monodrama of psycho-sexual fixation, moral questioning, and murder that pushes APL in new directions. A chamber drama performed for audiences of no more than 10 at a sitting, this is our most intimate offering to date. Features solo piano nocturnes and evocative Swedish choral settings. We have crafted this short, night piece to…
Find out more »The Glas Nocturne
Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another human being? APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy has adapted Hjalmar Söderberg’s scandalous 1905 fin-de-siecle novel, Doktor Glas (1905), into a noir monodrama of psycho-sexual fixation, moral questioning, and murder that pushes APL in new directions. A chamber drama performed for audiences of no more than 10 at a sitting, this is our most intimate offering to date. Features solo piano nocturnes and evocative Swedish choral settings. We have crafted this short, night piece to…
Find out more »INDUSTRY NIGHT! The Glas Nocturne
Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another human being? APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy has adapted Hjalmar Söderberg’s scandalous 1905 fin-de-siecle novel, Doktor Glas (1905), into a noir monodrama of psycho-sexual fixation, moral questioning, and murder unlike anything you have experienced in the theatre. We have crafted this short, night piece to provide an exquisite audience experience with uncommon access to the action and actors* — and audience size is limited to 10 per show. Prepare for a…
Find out more »The Glas Nocturne – Ohio Tour
Is it ever justifiable to take the life of another human being? The Center for Applied Theatre & Active Culture and New World Performance Lab (Akron OH) present Seattle’s premiere ensemble-based theatre company, Akropolis Performance Lab (APL), and its production of The Glas Nocturne for three performances November 20 & 21. APL Co-Artistic Director Joseph Lavy has adapted Hjalmar Söderberg’s scandalous 1905 fin-de-siecle novel, Doktor Glas (1905), into a noir monodrama of psycho-sexual fixation, moral questioning, and murder that pushes APL…
Find out more »Ecce Faustus
11 Performances February 5-27, 2016 (inclusive Thu, Fri, Sat) 8:00 - 9:30 PM Twenty-four years after striking a deal with the devil, a dramatist gathers colleagues and companions in a church sanctuary to witness his newest masterpiece: a phantasmagorical theatrical lamentation. This event is to be at once the pinnacle of his artistic career, the fulfillment of his diabolical bargain, and the surrender of his life. Situated at a gateway between two contradictory eternities — infinite past and infinite future…
Find out more »Ecce Faustus remount: 1 Night Only!
The Invocation of Mephistopheles | Ecce Faustus (2016) | Photo: Mark Jared Zufelt, Aether Images If you missed the February premiere of Ecce Faustus or just want to see it again, you are in luck: We are remounting it to shoot video and are inviting friends to enjoy a free showing -- one night only -- on April 4. Please arrive by 8:30 pm. The performance will begin as close to 8:40 as possible, and we…
Find out more »Crime + Punishment | Akron OH
Presented by the Center for Applied Theatre & Active Culture and New World Performance Lab as part of NWPL's 25th-anniversary celebration season.
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