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CITY
OF BELLS: an adaptation of Allen Ginsberg's Poetry
Directed and Script by Rachel Bowditch
Presented at HERE Performance
Art Cafe,
March 2000
City of Bells is a three-dimensional exploration
of the poetry of Allen Ginsberg. Through theater,
poetry, dance, music, art and magic, we are tried
to capture this essence, weaving a collage of “images
juxtaposed”. This piece is aiming at reality
in a theatrical way, shedding a new light onto a
world we tend to label as dark. “ A yellow
paper rose twisted on a wire hanger in the closet
and even that imaginary, nothing but a little bit
of hallucination.” “ Difficulties
are not mastered by keeping silent about them.“
Brecht.
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| City
of Bells adaptation of Allen Ginsberg's
poetry was performed at HERE Performance Art
Cafe March 2000. Cast includes Matthew Hamm
as Allen Ginsberg, Alexis Ryan as Naomi Ginsberg,
Tracey Fischette as Sasha, Hannah Cabell*
as Edie, Jeff Grow as Sammy and Sebastian
White* as Peter. All photos by Jean Esquivel
©2000. *Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity
Showcase. |
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MASTABA
Directed by Rachel Bowditch
Poetic Text by Tracey Raven Dawn
Mastaba
is a haunting portrait of two women whose fates
are intertwined, inseparable. Like angels, serene
and beautiful, they discover one another and a diary
full of secrets. Transfixed, they move as one. Working
with poetry, dance, mask, photographic landscapes,
video and music, our aim is to explore the delicate
and fragile balance between life and death. This
piece is inspired by Anne Sexton’s poem “Live”. |
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| Mastaba
was performed at HERE Performance Art Cafe
for the American Living Room Festival 2001.
Performed by Tracey Raven Fischette as Sasha,
Hannah Cabell* as the Apparition. Photos by
Jean Esquivel ©2001. *Appears courtesy
of Actors' Equity Showcase. |
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A
WOMAN’S PLACE
Directed by Rachel Bowditch
Script by Susan Riskin
Presented at HERE Performance Art Cafe,
April 2001
Throughout the centuries, women like Margaret Sanger
have fought for basic rights, like birth control
and the right to choose. A Woman’s Place is
a theatrical documentary that explores the voices
of men and women who have made a difference and
celebrates these battles and struggles that have
helped define what a woman’s place is today.
The text of A Woman’s Place is taken directly
from letters, diaries, speeches, interviews and
writings of historical figures from Virginia Woolfe
to Margaret Sanger to Florence Nightingale, whose
words made a significant impact on history. These
voices weave a dynamic dialogue that spans different
centuries across geo-political boundaries. |
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| A
Woman's Place was presented at HERE
Performance Art Cafe April 2001. Directed
by Rachel Bowditch. Script by Susan Riskin.
Lighting Design by Stephen Brady. Multimedia
Visuals by Kara Hatch. Music by Daniel Bernard
Roumain and Ferenz.. Original Paintings by
Bruce Bowditch. Ensemble includes Lea Bender,
Kristin Haynes, Paola Solomon, Bertie Ferdman,
Nikki Verhoff. Voiceovers by Elaine Anderson*,
Hannah Cabell*, Katherine Doherty*, Michael
Flynn*, Gerry Garrigan*, Kevin O'Brien*. Photos
by Nicolas Goldberg ©2001. *Appears courtesy
of Actors' Equity Showcase. |
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ARCANA
Directed by Rachel Bowditch
Poetic Text by Tracey Raven Dawn, Lea Bender and
Rachel Bowditch
Presented at the Downstairs Series, Ontological
Hysteric Theatre,
August 2002
A
girl named Arcana, with telepathic powers, struggles
to find her place in a world filled with self-help
gurus, tourists and charlatan psychiatrists. We
travel with her through time and logic to a crossroads
between chaos and order, where the surreal is real
and reality absurd. Vessel brings this world to
you through poetry and dance combined with acrobatics,
masks, stilts and over the top characters, creating
a mystical universe where anything is possible. |
Arcana
images still to come.
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