notAmuse Theater
Sophie Amieva /// Theater Maker
notAmuse presents:
A Devised Dance Theater Piece
Conceived by Sophie Amieva & Katerina Marcelja
Directed by Sophie Amieva
Once upon a time there was a nurse,
Nurse and rhymes
An angel, a devil and three sisters too.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, knees and…
Play is real, just believe!
Pat-a-cake, gimme cake cake cake!
Welcome to the Asylum! Here the lines of morality blur and blend. Is anything impossible? Where is the boundary of the self? Will our subconscious lead us to the free and the fantastical? Is make-believe different from our beliefs? How do shame and fear strip away our sense of play? And if we can’t escape, can we transform?
The Leg is an ensemble-based physical theatre performance that uses Butoh, Bouffon and Puppetry to explore the links between spirituality, pain, pleasure and politics. Drawing from the writings of Foucault and Preciado, this devised hybrid movement piece combines laughter and danger to explore the idea that we are all political fiction alive.
Un, deux, trois…the game is on…
The Leg was devised and will be performed by the ensemble:
Eilish Henderson, Eleanore Pienta, Mark Bankin, Nicolàs Noreña, Rina Dutta, Tallie Medel, and Zachary Desmond.
Choreography by Mark Bankin
Production Design by Katerina Marcelja
Lighting Design by Jacqueline Scaletta
Sound Design by Ryan Gamblin
Costume & Set Design by Katerina Marcelja
Production Stage Manager Julie Cai
Line Producer Federica Borlenghi
This project is a recipient of A.R.T./New York’s Edith Lutyens & Norman Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund and NYSCA’s Support for Artists Grant, and was developed in part at Mercury Store.
And thank you to all our supporters!!!
