Further Praise for SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS

Photo by Michael Blase.
Graphic Design by Sean Gill.

A few more  press responses to SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS (a description of which can be found here):

Flavorpill says:  "[SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS] depicts two familiar worlds– the workplace and dreams– only this symphony in shadows is far more exhilarating and terrifying than the norm or even Freud... Klein's Sleeper and her pesky Shadows move gracefully through the realms of modern dance, burlesque, gymnastics, and Romantic-era ballet.  The erotic dreams may be too much for the delicate heroine, but they are stunning stage pictures that are a genuine and refreshing reality." 

The New York Theater Review says: "Rigorous and dangerous... I could fully relate to the experience of dreading sleep... the company of dancers, aerial acrobats, clowns, and contortionists take on many roles and costumes, each one more arresting than the last."


New York Nearsay says:  "Dive deep into the Bowery for this sexy, macabre performance... don't miss this one!" 
 
SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS runs for just one more weekend– more information is available here and tickets are available here.

The Village Voice on SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS

Photo by Michael Blase.
Graphic Design by Sean Gill.

Some excerpts from the Village Voice review of SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS (a description of the show can be found here):


"A lively and fantastical depiction of how we hide from our own issues, pushing them down in our daily lives until they have no other choice but to come after us in the night...  one of Symphony's greatest strengths  is its ability to depict a setting that's no so much unlike ours, yet one that's just cloudy enough to play with the performance's levels of reality...  a charming commentary on the pressures we hide from every day in our world– and the ones we discover with our head on the pillow."


SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS runs for one more weekend– more information is available here and tickets are available here.

More praise for SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS

Photo by Michael Blase.  Graphic Design by Sean Gill.

More reviews of SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS (a description of which can be found here):


Backstage says:  "The world that the dancers craft is visually sumptuous. Klein's staging fills the theater from floor to ceiling, and each of the fantasy sequences allows a different dancer to perform a virtuosic set piece in one of many worlds sensuously imagined..."


Courtesan Macabre says:  "The production is an extravaganza of ballet, aerialists, musicians, surreal costumes, acrobats, burlesque and dancers telling a dark, but beautiful story...The eerie violin concerto is a sensuous score to this seamless, elaborate production.  Creator Rachel Klein started with a concept of the horrors of sleep paralysis.  She worked with co-story writer Sean Gill on how to portray the different nightmares... If you are in NYC the next few weeks, definitely make the time to enjoy this show!"


Black Book Magazine says:  "Every so often these "I've seen it all” eyes see something that flabbergasts me...so mark this on your calendar, get a babysitter, empty the cookie jar, and if necessary kick the reluctant lover to the curb and attend the world premiere!"


SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS runs for two more weekends– more information is available here and tickets are available here.

Praise for SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS

Photo by Michael Blase.  Graphic design by Sean Gill.

A few early press responses to SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS (a description of which can be found here):

Call Me Adam says:  "A show that will stay with me for years to come! One of the best performance pieces I have seen...The extremely talented cast of performers engulfed the audience with their artistry."

Theater for Nerds says: "Eye-catching and exciting, with a very wide range of performance styles... spider women will swing over the stage, ballerinas dance en pointe, and busty burlesque queens strut in skimpy outfits...  the cast (A whopping 25 of ‘em) is quite talented and athletic."

SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS runs for two more weekends– more information is available here and tickets are available here.

Opening Thursday: SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS

Photo by Michael Blase.  Graphic design by Sean Gill.

SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS– the new morbid fantasia from theater director and choreographer (and my frequent collaborator) Rachel Klein is coming to New York City, opening this Thursday.  It is a world premiere Mondo Cane Dance Commission from Dixon Place, located in Manhattan's Lower East Side.   I'm working on the show in a few capacities– I worked on the sleep paralysis-heavy storyline with Rachel, and I'm doing the sound editing as well.  More information is available here and tickets are available here.

The piece features night terrors, sleep paralysis, hypnosis, and a variety of mind-bending phenomena conveyed by aerialists, dancers, circus performers, actors, and dozens of multi-talented individuals.  It features a live violin concerto written and performed by Sean Hagerty, stars the Rachel Klein Theater Ensemble: Ted Caine, Brian Ferree, Danielle Marie Fusco, Xavier Hageman, Zahra Hashemian, Abdiel Jacobsen, Christina Johnson, Natasha King, Kristen Lee, Freddy Mancilla, K Mazing, Danny Mendoza, Nicki Miller, Robyn Nielsen, Megan O’Connor, Scooter Pie, Michael Porsche, Evgeniya Radilova, Brian Rubiano, Eric Schmalenberger, Francis Stallings, and Elizabeth Stewart; features Costumes by Kae Burke with Rachel Klein and Elena Delgado; a story by Sean Gill and Rachel Klein; stage Management by Marina Steinberg.
It plays on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June (June 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at 7:30pm) at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, between Delancey and Rivington).  You can arrive there by subway– the F at 2nd Ave., the J or Z to Bowery, the 6 to Spring, the M to Essex, or the B or D to Grand Street.

Now, check out the trailer by filmmaker Ryan Garretson:
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I hope some of you can make it out!

SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS Trailer

SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS– the new morbid fantasia from theater director and choreographer (and my frequent collaborator) Rachel Klein is coming to New York City in June.  It is a world premiere Mondo Cane Dance Commission from Dixon Place, located in Manhattan's Lower East Side.  I'm working on the show in a few capacities– I worked on the sleep paralysis-heavy storyline with Rachel, and I'm doing the sound editing as well.  More information is available here and tickets are available here.

Now, check out the trailer by filmmaker Ryan Garretson:
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