NO BOUNDARIESNO BOUNDARIES: A Series of Global Performances, presented by Yale Repertory Theatre and World Performance Project at Yale, celebrates the diversity of voices and experiences in today’s world. NO BOUNDARIES explores—and explodes—the frontiers of theatrical invention through cutting-edge, thought-provoking dance, music, and theatre. Tearing down cultural, linguistic, and geographic barriers, NO BOUNDARIES extends and enhances the educational mission of Yale University through a series of performances by artistic innovators from around the globe—right here in New Haven, right here at Yale.
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Wormwood
By Theatre of the Eighth Day (Teatr Ósmego Dnia)
November 5-7, 8PM
Iseman Theater (1156 Chapel Street)
"Brilliantly crafted. Harrowing immediacy."
Glasgow Herald
Like a diary from a journey across a country plunging into the night, or a letter written by shipwrecked people who entrust it to the sea, Wormwood blurs the line between fantasy and reality in its portrayal of life in Poland under martial law. At once heartbreaking, humorous, and brutally physical, Wormwood is a rare remounting of the landmark 1985 production that prompted Theatre of the Eighth Day’s exile from Poland, performed by the original Polish cast.
Founded in 1964, Theatre of the Eighth Day continues to be recognized as a leader among Polish alternative theatres. Inspired and influenced by the work of Jerzy Grotowski, the company developed their own acting method, creating performances through improvisation. For the first twenty-five years of its existence, and despite constant police surveillance and government censorship, Theatre of the Eighth Day managed to create some of the most important works for the Polish stage: In One Breath (1971); Discounts for All (1977); Oh, How Nobly We Lived (1979); and Auto Da Fe (1985). Since the collapse of the Communist regime in Poland, the company, currently based in Poznań, continues to be recognized as a leader among Polish theatre companies.
Performed in Polish with English supertitles. Wormwood has a running time of approximately 60 minutes, and each performance is followed by a talk back with the artists.
Wormwood is presented in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York.
For mature audiences. Please contact the Box Office at (203) 432-1234 if you have further questions about the themes or content of this production.
The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac
Written and performed by Taylor Mac
Directed by David Drake
January 28-30, 8PM
University Theatre (222 York Street)
“Taylor Mac seduces you, breaks your heart, patches it up, and sews sequins along the scars.”
The Irish Times
New York solo performance art legend Taylor Mac sings about love, mermaids, subway safety, and revolution in The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac, a wild—and wildly funny—gender-bending fusion of cabaret, politics, and stark raving fabulousness.
Hailed as “the most distinctive and brilliant performer in ages” (The Scotsman), Taylor Mac is a theatre artist who blends performance art, playwriting, acting, musical composition, and direction to create solo and ensemble pastiches. He has performed at more than a hundred venues around the world, from Stockholm’s Sodre Teatern to New York’s Public Theater. His works include Red Tide Blooming, Peace, The Young Ladies Of, and The Lily’s Revenge. The recipient of the Edinburgh Festival’s Herald Angel Award, P.S. 122’s first ever Ethyl Eichelberger Award for artistic excellence, an Edward Albee Foundation Residency, a Peter S. Reed Grant, and The Ensemble Studio Theatre’s New Voices Fellowship in Playwriting, Taylor Mac was named one of 10 New York Playwrights to Watch in 2005, one of nytheatre.com’s People of the Year in 2006, and one of Out magazine’s Top 100 in 2008.
The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac has a running time of approximately 90 minutes, and each performance is followed by a talk back with the artist.
Contains strong language. Please contact the Box Office at (203) 432-1234 if you have further questions about the themes or content of this production.
MESs
By Yoko Higashino and Toshio Kajiwara
March 25-27, 8PM
Iseman Theater (1156 Chapel Street)
“Fascinating. A vision of apocalyptic darkness penetrated by a pop sensibility.”
Asahi Newspaper
Piercing lasers, flashing LEDs, and a pulsing techno beat illuminate choreographer and performer Yoko Higashino’s exploration of gender and transformation in a world of constant loss and confusion.
Japanese multimedia performance group Baby-Q draws on the talents of dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists. Baby-Q’s director and choreographer, Yoko Higashino, performs her solo shows at galleries, nightclubs, and music venues throughout Japan to great acclaim, for which she has received the 2004 Toyota Choreographer Award, the 2005 Next Generation Choreographer Award, and the 2005 Yokohama Solo and Duo Award and Grand Prize. Baby-Q’s other works include GEEEEEK, ALARM!, E/G, Rhizome: Mother, Monster, Machine, M..., and I'm aroused.
MESs is presented in part by the generous support of the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University
MESs has a running time of approximately 45 minutes, and each performance is followed by a talk back with the artists.
For mature audiences. Please contact the Box Office at (203) 432-1234 if you have further questions about the themes or content of this production.
