New York Live Arts Presents U.S. Debut of KINDERTOTENLIEDER, Now thru 11/1

New York Live Arts presents the U.S. premiere of Gisèle Vienne's Kindertotenlieder, today, October 29 - November 1 at 7:30pm in the New York Live Arts Theater. As noted by Caden Manson in an article for Contemporary Performance, Vienne's Kindertotenlieder provides "The perfect breeding ground for the birth of the uncanny in our imagination, of the eerie blend of something that is equally familiar and strange."

Making her New York Live Arts debut, Gisèle Vienne, in collaboration with Dennis Cooper and KTL (Stephen O'Malley & Peter Rehberg), takes audience members on an emotionally stirring journey that blurs the lines between reality and fiction. A true hybrid dance-theater work set in the visually arresting scenic landscape of a snowy winter night, Kindertotenlieder takes inspiration from the "uncanny" as presented by Sigmund Freud. The work examines the representation of horrifying dread as something both familiar and alien, triggering a cathartic, ceremonial experience.

Performances will take place in New York Live Arts' Theater. Come Early Conversations and Stay Late Discussions will also be featured with two shows (see complete schedule below). Tickets start at $30 with select $15 seats available.Tickets may be purchased online at www.newyorklivearts.org, by phone at 212-924-0077 and in person at the box office. Box office hours are Monday to Friday from 1 to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 9pm.

DETAILS:

Gisèle Vienne

Kindertotenlieder

Oct 29 - Nov 1 at 7:30pm

New York Live Arts Theater

Tickets: $15, $30

T: 212-924-0077 | www.newyorklivearts.org

219 W 19th Street, New York, NY10011

Box Office hours: Monday-Friday 1 - 9pm | Saturday-Sunday 10am to 9pm

Schedule of Related Events:

Oct 29 Stay Late Discussion Creating Kindertotenlieder: Choreographers Trisha Bauman and Gisèle Vienne in dialogue.

Oct 30 at 6:30pm Come Early Conversation Collaborating Across Genres: Writer Dennis Cooper and Choreographer Gisèle Vienne in conversation.

About the Artists:

Gisèle Vienne, born in 1976, is a Franco-Austrian artist, choreographer and director. After graduating with a degree in Philosophy, she studied at the puppeteering school EcoleSupérieureNationale des Arts de la Marionnette. There, she met Etienne Bideau-Rey with whom she created her first shows. She works regularly with, amongst others, the writers Dennis Cooper and Catherine Robbe-Grillet, the musicians Peter Rehberg and Stephen O'Malley, the lighting designer Patrick Riou and the actor Jonathan Capdevielle. Since 2004 she has choreographed and directed, in collaboration with the writer Cooper, I Apologize (2004),Une belle enfant blonde / A young, beautiful blond girl (2005), Kindertotenlieder (2007),Jerk, a radioplay in the framework of the "atelier de créationradiophonique" of France Culture (June 2007), the play Jerk (2008), This is how you will disappear (2010), LAST SPRING: A Prequel (2011) and The Pyre (2013). In 2009 she created EternelleIdole with an ice skater and an actor and the rewriting of Showroomdummieswith Bideau-Rey. Since 2005, she has frequently exhibited her photographs and installations. Vienne, Cooper, Rehberg and Capdevielle published an audio book in French and English: JERK / Through Their Tears (publisher DIS VOIR). She has published the book 40 PORTRAITS 2003-2008, in collaboration with Cooper and Pierre Dourthe (publisher : P.O.L). Vienne's current works in progress are a performance with the Puppentheater Halle (DE), the direction of two short movies and an opera with La Monnaie in Brussels (BE) for 2017.

ABOUT NEW YORK LIVE ARTS - New York Live Arts is an internationally recognized destination for innovative movement-based artistry offering audiences access to art and artists notable for their conceptual rigor, formal experimentation and active engagement with the social, political and cultural currents of our times. At the center of this identity is Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director, a world-renowned choreographer, dancer, theater director and writer.

We commission, produce and present performances in our 20,000 square foot home, which includes a 184-seat theater and two 1,200 square foot studios that can be combined into one large studio. New York Live Arts serves as home base for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, provides an extensive range of participatory programs for adults and young people and supports the continuing professional development of artists.

Photo Credit: Mathilde Darel