Exquisite Corpse presents 'The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte on Governors Island

Exquisite Corpse Company Presents New Performance and Art Installation Based on the work of Surrealist Painter, René Magritte.

Exquisite Corpse Company, a Brooklyn-based, integrated performance art collective, presents a new performance and art installation called The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte, inspired by the work of surrealist painter, René Magritte. The show premieres August 6th, running every Saturday and Sunday through September 25, 2016 at House 17 at Nolan Park Governors Island in New York City.

The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte will feature performance and installation set in an 8 room mansion on Governors Island. An original immersive experience, The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte is directed by Tess Howsam (Secession 2015, Odd.A.See) with art direction by Bibiana (007, Romeo+Juliet, Inferno) and features a team of eight playwrights, a multi-talented group of actors, and collaborations with other Governors Island resident organizations - Billion Oyster Project & Creative Movement. Exquisite Corpse is happy to hold your hand as yo u take a dip, then a dive, then a plunge into The Enchanted Realm of, well, you know who.

The performance centeres around the selling of one house, belonging to one René Magritte, surrealist, painter, philosopher, lover, cowboy, tree, and much more. Patrons are encouraged to swim on down and enjoy a guided tour of the great man's mind, run their fingers along the dust of his memories, appraise the net worth of his melancholy heart -- with the aid of his wife, his lover, his wife's lover, his mother, and a fish.

The Enchanted Realm of Rene Magritte
August 6 - September 25, 2016 Saturdays & Sundays 1 PM & 4 PM House 17, Nolan Park, Govenors Island

Tickets - $15.00 - https://www.artful.ly/exquisite-corpse-company

ABOUT EXQUISITE CORPSE COMPANY:

Exquisite Corpse Company is a Brooklyn based, integrated performance art collective. ECC's latest production follows last summer's Secession 2015, a Secessionist art gallery brought to life by the company's formidable team of playwrights and performers. The company has also recently toured productions to New Orleans (Secession, 2015, Faux/Real Festival) & Colorado Springs (Untitled #3, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center). ECC is committed to creating a community of young artists in all mediums in New York who inspire each other and create uniquely together. Throughout the year, ECC's smaller projects, such as the BlackBox Series & bi-annual Writer's Lab reinforces that initiative, showcasing new works by emerging artists of varied mediums in singular, immersive events. Above all, the mission of ECC is make theater approachable and newly relevant to everyone.