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MAUDIT - A New Puppetry Show Premieres at Highways Performance Space
"Maudit," presented by Triumvirate Pi Theatre in co-production with Highways Performance Space, is an original puppetry performance piece about Modigliani's gifted yet overshadowed wife, Jeanne Hébuterne, that explores the myth of the 'cursed artist' and how simply being female may be an insurmountable fate.
A promising young artist, nine months pregnant with her second child, flings herself from a fifth floor window at the death of her lover, the Bohemian portrait painter, Amadeo Modigliani. This final act is all that most art historians mention of her, but Jeanne Hébuterne was a woman with dreams, as is brought to life in Triumvirate Pi Theatre's new puppetry performance piece, "Maudit." Written and directed by Tri-Pi Theatre's Artistic Director, Leslie K. Gray, this lyrical yet disturbing depiction, told through the disjointed intersections of memory and historical misinterpretations, features a wide variety of puppet forms to thrill puppet aficionados and performance theater lovers alike.
Known in Los Angeles for hard-hitting themes, site-specific presentations, and inventive puppetry, with shows for both adults and families, Tri-Pi Theatre has given audiences beyond-the-box theatrical experiences since 2001. "Maudit" was several years in the making and a special project for Leslie K. Gray. Written as an interpretation of the meager information available, MAUDIT was created, in Gray's word "for Jeanne, not necessarily about her."
Triumvirate Pi Theatre is dedicated to producing provocative live theater that breaks down perceived barriers of race, gender and disability for all Los Angeles artists and audiences. To this end, Tri-Pi presents all its shows in wheelchair accessible facilities and provides captioning for the hearing impaired at every performance to ensure access, setting a unique standard in Los Angeles small theater. "Maudit" is being presented with support from the Puppeteers of America Fund.
Ensemble members: Gabrieal Griego, Joshua R. Lamont, Adrian Rose Leonard, Brownie Sibrian, and Waewdao Sirisook. Production team: Naomi Kasahara (set), Francois-Pierre Couture (lights), Joseph 'Sloe' Slawinski (sound), and Madeline Keller (costumes).
Two nights only! Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Free on-site parking or street parking.
TICKETS: general/ students Tickets available online: www.highwaysperformance.org.
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