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LIVE/FEED
Presented in association with the Brooklyn Lyceum
“As LIVE/FEED proves quite ominously, these are certainly interesting times. The ensemble is unanimously excellent, showing the kind of passion and attention to craft that is so crucial to making this type of experimental performance successful... Nerve Tank leverages humor and stunning visual panache to create a textured and timely commentary on today's informational feeding frenzy.”
“Communications sent through the ether, ‘rational’ speech devoid of any heart, familiar locations bristling with potential violence, ‘interesting times’ that threaten to devour bodies and souls -- this is Nerve Tank's theatrical ‘non-sense,’ crafted to nudge people past their settled usual into both fear and freedom, as if becoming unhinged can also be liberating.” --OffOffOnline
“From afar (and even up close), LIVE/FEED might very well be a maze of confusion that leaves the viewer with more questions than answers. But this also might be Nerve Tank’s intent. So much of our existence is based on not knowing and wanting to be in control of it all, nonetheless... It’s a concept that LIVE/FEED expresses, imaginatively, with bold aesthetics and patchy dialogues.”
WATCH THE VIDEO:
The Cold War meets the War on Terror. Bodies meet the floor. LIVE/FEED is a movement theater mash-up that focuses on the actors’ physical relationships with each other and with the performance space. The text becomes a navigational tool for these discoveries. Inspired by an apocryphal quote (“May you live in interesting times”), the project deals with issues of control in a violent and chaotic landscape. Featuring original music and immersive, site-responsive design.
May 7 - 29
7, 8, 12-14, 20-22, 27-29 at 8pm; 23 at 3pm
at the Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Ave. between Union & President
R train to Union St.
Text: Chance D. Muehleck
Direction/Set Design/Choreography: Melanie S. Armer
Sound Design/Original Music: Stephan Moore
Lighting Design: Ryan Metzler
Costume Design: Candida K. Nichols
Assistant Direction/Choreography: Chanda Calentine
Stage Mangement: Jennifer Boehm
Box Office/Asst. Stage Mgmt: Jennifer Caster
Featuring:
Stacia French, Karen Grenke*, Robin Kurtz*, Mark Lindberg, James “Face” Yu
$18 General, $15 Student/Artist (no service charge)
LOCATION CHANGE: THURSDAY, MAY 27
LIVE/FEED will be presented at The Can Factory for ONE NIGHT ONLY: Thursday, May 27.
All other performances will be at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
The Old American Can Factory, an historic 130,000 square-foot, six-building industrial complex
at the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, is an arts and manufacturing community where more than 200 people are producing a myriad of ideas, experiences and products within the design, arts
and culture industry.
The Can Factory
232 Third Street, Ground Floor
Corner of Third Avenue
F/G to Carroll Street-Smith Street
F/M/R to 4th Avenue-Ninth Street
The Nerve Tank, Piper McKenzie & Ten Directions discuss physical theatre
with nytheatre.com
Jake Witlen talks with Chance and Melanie about LIVE/FEED and the Nerve Tank process.
For press enquiries please contact
Emily Owens PR
*These actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Photo by Raymond Haddad Photo by Raymond Haddad
Photo by Raymond Haddad Photo by Erik Hup
