Kidd Pivot Makes Joyce Debut, 11/28

Kidd Pivot, based in Vancouver, Canada and under the direction of Crystal Pite, will make its Joyce Theater debut with the New York premiere of The Tempest Replica from November 28 – December 2. Tickets are $10*-$49 ($26-$37 for Joyce members) and can be arranged by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. (*$10 tickets have been made available by generous support from the MetLife Foundation.) The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.

In her latest dance piece, The Tempest Replica, Kidd Pivot Artistic Director Crystal Pite skillfully blends the narrative of Shakespeare's The Tempest with her cinematic approach to dance. The work begins provocatively with a cast of "replicas," dressed in all white, delivering the general plot points of the play. This ensemble follows the direction of one conventionally-dressed performer, who takes on the role of Prospero, the central character of the Shakespearean work, as he guides them through those plot points and themes. The second act revisits these ideas, but the cast of ghostly "replicas" is replaced with dancers wearing contemporary clothes. The emotions and themes in The Tempest, which are introduced in the first act – betrayal, family, revenge and honor – are fully explored in the second act through Pite's innovative integration of original music and text. (Music is composed by longtime Pite collaborator Owen Belton and a film montage is by Jamie Nesbitt.) To explore and demonstrate this duplication of character and story to its fullest extent, the dance requires a precise knowledge of both dramatic storytelling and skillful dance.