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CULTUREWORKS AND VORTEX REPERTORY COMPANY PROUDLY PRESENTS
The Sun Rises In the East
When: September 11-14, 2002, 8:00 PM
Four nights only!
Where: The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Road
(1/2 mile East of I-35, between Chestnut and Maple)
Austin, TX 78722 On bus route #20
Free Parking. Air-conditioning.
Click here for a map.
Reservations: 512-478 -LAVA (5282)
Tickets: $13 September 11-12; $15 September 13-14
CULTUREWORKS, in association with VORTEX Repertory Company, is
proud to present, for FOUR NIGHTS ONLY, The Sun Rises in the East, a
new performance art piece by Brian Shapiro. Brian lived and taught in
New York City at the time of the attacks. His classroom building
partially destroyed by falling debris, for months afterward he had to
continue teaching just blocks from the wreckage.
Like unexpectedly ingesting a strong hallucinogen, witnessing
firsthand the events of September 11th created a massive
transformative reality that had never before been experienced. In
this world premiere solo performance, a satin setting is created to
lasso that absurd, scattered, and raw energy and transform it into a
visceral world of potential beauty. Brian combines vignettes of
dance, storytelling, and theater to reflect the energies, reactions,
and sensations associated with 9/11, and converts them into positive
transformative possibilities. The vignettes prepare audience members
to collaborate with Brian to assemble a space of beauty, reflection,
and temporary transcendence, providing a direct experience rarely
seen in traditional theater. It is within this shared space that the
possibility for growth and positive transformation can occur.
The events of September 11 were divisive and devastating. Like
the Kennedy assassination, September 11 left a scar on the American
psyche. Brian?s performance presents the possibility of healing
wounds. Please take this opportunity to remember this significant
time with others through a theatrical experience.
For more information call 512-478-LAVA or www.vortexrep.org
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