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premiered in December 1999 at Vittum Theatre. Lighting Designer-
Russell Drapkin Sound Designer- John Benya Puppeteers- Thierry Emonet,
Susan Clinard, Karen Fisher, Helena Segovia, Sabrina Patino,
and Maria Meder. Dancers- Joel Maisonet, Karen Stelling, Wendy
Clinard, Domingo Rubio, Shanti Kumari Johnson, and Makiko Yamashita .
Set Designer and Master Builder of sets/puppets- Susan Clinard. Costume
Designer- Amy Gabbert Musicians-Chanson Sefardite sung by Monserrat
Figueras and original compositions by Las Guitarras de Espana (Carlo
Basile, David Gonzalez, Doug Brush, and Jennifer Trowbridge). Quest of Theseus combines music, dance and puppetry to animate the story of the Myth of Theseus and the Labyrinth. Like many stories from ancient peoples, speaks an archetypal language with meaning that resonates across time. The story's themes reflect the fates that befall all families from generation to generation, until a hero is born who can find the thread of wisdom and understanding that allows the problems inherent in life to be resolved. Our story begins when the sea god Poseidon sends a gleaming white bull out of the sea as a sign that Minos, one of the three sons of Asterius, the last King of Crete, is the legitimate heir to the kingdom's throne. The failure of King Minos to keep his promise to sacrifice the bull back to Poseidon sets in motion a series of tragic fates that can only be resolved by a hero (Theseus). |
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Shifting Landscapes
(Date completed- September 2001.
Remounted July 2002 Vittum Theatre.)
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Designer- Russell Drapkin Sound Designer- John Benya Master Builder-
Susan Clinard Costume Designer- Amy Gabbert Musicians/ musical
arrangements- Original work by Las Guitarras de Espana (Carlo Basile,
Hector Fernandez, Jennifer Trowbridge, Luis Loubriel, David Gonzalez
and Doug Brush.) Dancers-
Domingo Rubio, Wendy Clinard, Makiko Yamashita, Karen Stelling, Joel
Maisonet,Darrell Dautrieve,and Shanti Kumari Johnson Puppeteers- Helena
Segovia, Maria Meder, Sabrina Patino, and Thierry Emonet.
Stage Manager- Kathi Beste. Shifting Landscapes combines music, sculpture, illusion, and modern and flamenco dance to animate the manifestations and phase transitions of water throughout the cycle of a day. A unique work combining luxurious color, sound, and visual effects as the landscapes metamorphose from ice and icebergs, to waterfall and stream, to water evaporating into a cloud by the sun. The work begins with Whiteness and Ice. White acts upon our souls like absolute silence. This silence is not something lifeless, but replete with life-potential. This idea sets the work into form, into motion, into narrative. |
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