UNDER THE INFLUENCER Comes to The Umbrella, 2/1
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UNDER THE INFLUENCER is an immersive show and music video presentation, diving into the internet's most tortured souls - the influencers. Presented on a 360 degree stage with surround sound, these explosive personalities will crumble before your very eyes. Wade through the thick muck of the large-than-life characters in your social media landscape, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the people that hide behind your screen.
Built around a proprietary set design, the audience is constantly rotating to experience different points of engagement all around them. The show features a hexagonal set with 3 video screens playing music videos, and 3 stages accommodating a series of live action interludes to tell an actual narrative. Prepare for a devastatingly raw performance by Jordan Sarah, as he takes off the gorilla glass and gives it to you IRL. He is supported by Annie Georgia Greenberg from Refinery29, who is stepping out of her role as an actual influencer with immense self-awareness.
The story focuses on a famous Instagram influencer, who at the height of his notoriety grapples with some preposterous and privileged personal crises. Our anti-hero sabotages himself to feed his ego, and ends up back where he started, albeit with his soul and dreams thoroughly crushed. It's a voyage and return, a comedy and a tragedy, turning the lens on our obsession with the lifestyle genre.
No production would be complete without a unique original score, and Dan Wender and Blacky II do not disappoint. Comprised of 4 original productions, the Snakes & Ladders EP will be available January 26 under The Umbrella. A download of the record will also be included with ticket purchase.
Under the Influencer is a follow-up to Rinsed's first theatrical production, Dynamic Alpine Sexual (DAS), which premiered at The Umbrella Factory in April 2017 for a sold out 4-day-run.
RINSED is a pop-up club-night based in Brooklyn, NY. Fusing installation art and music, they have hosted some of dance music's biggest acts and showcased them in DIY venues all across the city. As RINSED's founders and residents, Dan Wender & Blacky II run and manage an independent label, The Umbrella.
THE UMBRELLA is dedicated to providing a new kind of record label, bringing together the familiar and the foreign. While most record labels have some kind of a basic release party, The Umbrella puts an equal emphasis on the experiential component of each albums release. Each release on the label is 50% album and 50% event, so that you can truly experience the music in the most appropriately curated setting.
UNDER THE INFLUENCER CREDITS
Starring: Jordan Sarah
Guest Starring: Annie Georgia Greenberg
Written & Directed by: Jordan Sarah & Dan Wender
Original Video Content: Jordan Sarah
Original Music: RINSED (Dan Wender, Blacky II)
Produced by: Dan Wender
Executive Producers: Dan Wender, Blacky II, Connor Nackley
Technical Director: Chris Lunney
Original Stage & Set: Vitek Glinski, Bob Galucci, David Chester
Original Artwork & Design by: Blacky II
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