This November, Kaleid Theatre will be presenting a new work, aimed at giving voice to the people and things our society discards, what we often think of as trash. As usual, Adrian will be creating the original sound design for this latest Kaleid production.

Undiscarded explores the things and people that we, as a society, discard, the relationships between them, and what it means for us to listen to their stories. In a world where discarding is intertwined with identity, we faced the things and people that we discard, and confronted the desires that urge us to throw them away. What do we risk by by listening to those we discard? What do we gain?

Original music and sound design for a 25 minute solo dance piece

Part of the 2015 SoLow Festival – Dir. Sarah Mitteldorf

Performances are June 22 and 24 at 7pm at The Art Church of West Philadelphia! Run time is approximately 35 mins. Tickets are suggested donation of $5-10 sliding. To make reservations, email jabrownell@gmail.com with the subject "D ticket reservation".

What happens when the dream you thought you were living falls apart, and you don’t recognise the person staring back at you in the mirror? How do you exist when it is too dark to see? 'D' is a physical exploration of one woman’s emotional journey through divorce.

Divorce is a loss, loss of a relationship, loss of dreams and hope for the future, loss of love. With loss comes the grieving process. According to Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, there are 5 stages to the grieving process: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. In 'D', this model was used to create 5 dances, exploring each stage of grief.

Take/Sacrifice is the latest piece by Kaleid Theatre, featuring the sound design and music of Adrian Bridges. It will be presented as part of Mz. Fest, a festival of new works-in-progress created by women to tell their stories through art at Plays and Players. Kaleid Theatre will present Take/Sacrifice in a showcase performance on Thursday,

Kaleid Theatre will present Take/Sacrifice in a showcase performance on Thursday, April 2 at 8pm

It will also be featured alongside the other 3 festival shows on the following days:

Tuesday, March 31 at 8PM
Saturday, April 4 at 9pm
Sunday, April 5 at 2PM & 9PM

In history and in myth, we sacrifice humans to win battles, abate crop failure, or maintain peace. Iphigenia was sacrificed for wind to take her father’s army to Troy and Jephthah offered his own daughter in exchange for victory in battle. We trade human lives to shape the world and ask for cosmic favors.

Take/Sacrifice explores this space of desire, a landscape littered with those we have sacrificed to secure the things we want. Surrounded by iconic figures and archeological mysteries, our wishes become reflections of ourselves – what we want from the world, how we want the world to behave, and the lengths we are willing to go to make it so. What do we cling to? What do we want so much that we’ll destroy each other for it?

Take/Sacrifice will be presented as part of Mz. Fest, a festival of new works-in-progress created by women to tell their stories through art.

join us for pre- and post-show events on thursday, april 2

Making Sounds with Regular Folks
6:30 pm || Plays and Players Studio
Come shake off your workaday cares and indulge in some fun and freeing musical games. No experience or instruments necessary – just bring yourself and your willingness to be playful! Led by Gina Purri, Take/Sacrifice’s composer & musical director.

Development Talkback
9-ish || Plays and Players Studio
Share your thoughts about the show, ask questions, and gain insight into the development so far and potential future of Take/Sacrifice with ensemble members and Kaleid’s Artistic Director, Sarah. This is your chance to leave a mark on the developing landscape of the show.

Free Poker Night: Mz. Fest Special “Ladies First” Game
Post-show || Quig’s Pub
A special “ladies first” poker game, in which ladies will be seated at the table first. For more details, see this post.

Mz. Fest is hosted by
Plays and Players
1714 Delancey Place
Philadelphia PA, 19103

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Full Festival Schedule Here

featuring:

Pratima Agrawal, Jess Brownell, Jessica Jacob, and Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez
Choreography: Nina Giacobbe
Music: Gina Purri
Sound: Adrian Bridges
Light: Ro Gauger
Stage Management: Browning Sterner
Direction: Sarah Mitteldorf

Photo by Valerie Giacobbe.