Artaud's JET OF BLOOD Hits NY FRIGID Festival Starting 2/25
By: Reynard Loki
Frigid New York presents a No. 11 Productions production of "Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass" writte by Antonin Artaud. The show is translated by Cariad Shepherd, composed by Nat Osborn, and directed by Ryan Emmons.
Performances will take place on February 25 at 6pm, February 27 at 9pm, February 28 at 1pm, March 7 at 11:30pm, and March 8 at 7pm at UNDER St. Marks (94th St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A). The performance is in the Basement Theater with no wheelchair access.Tickets $11 are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info.A visceral and violent look at humanity, both funny and disturbing. Love, loss, sex, religion and violence collide, pushing the world into apocalypse. What once seemed beautiful becomes a chaotic hell. The discovery of Truth is imminent…as are scorpions.In this production of Jet of Blood or the Ball of Glass actors, painters, musicians, choreographers, puppeteers, and designers have collaborated to see if art can truly serve a revolutionary purpose. Inspired by Artaud's theory and writings, a live band communicates with the fearless cast in this boldly unique production. The ensemble of actors creates an extremely physical and entirely unique vocabulary of gesture, movement and sound to dig at the very marrow of the human condition. This is an experiment on the necessity of art and the need to reinvent. This production brings culture back into the theatrical arena, stimulates all of the senses and pushes the very limits of theatre as we know it in America today.Videos