Title
Date(s) of Performance
10/6/11 - 10/9/11
Company
Pick Up Performance Co(s)
Directed by
David Gordon
Performers/Artists
Karen Graham, Robert La Fosse, Michael Bishop, Lauren Kelly Ferguson, Kendahl Ferguson, Omagbitse Omagbemi, Alessandro Pellicani, Valda Setterfield
Summary
Whether it was his smash hit Shlemiel the First or his take on Brecht in UNCIVIL WARS, award-winning auteur, director and choreographer David Gordon has lived on the cutting edge of theater for the better part of 40 years. Now, Gordon returns with a re-construction of his DANCING HENRY FIVE, a twisted look at the trials and triumphs of Shakespeare’s ultimate warrior-king. Winner of a National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces in Dance Award, this “post-modern strike and spin” is a fun and offbeat transformation of the play you thought you knew, featuring Karen Graham, Robert La Fosse and Valda Setterfield. Gordon blends performance, dance, William Walton’s soaring film scores and the voices of past Henrys such as Christopher Plummer and Laurence Olivier. The final product is an hour-long performance beyond definition or expectation, creating (in the words of Shakespeare himself) “the brightest heaven for invention”
Disciplines
Theatre and Performance Studies
Link to Full Performance Video
Link to DANCING HENRY performance
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Additional Information
pickupperformance.org