When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy (2004-2006)
Goat Island began creating their eighth performance work with the question: how do you repair? Drawing on diverse sources for dance/movement sequences, theatrical scenes, and spoken texts, the company begun mining The Wind (a silent film from 1928), the history of the teaching of the alphabet in America, the time/space patterns of the fibonacci sequence spiral, the poetry of Paul Celan,the philosophy of Simone Weil, and household repair manuals and diagrams. The piece questions our place in a damaged world and our aptitude at repairing it.
The performance is designed to take place over two nights, with the knowledge that an audience member might only see one performance so each night offers a complete experience in itself; approximately 15% of each night's performance will constitute material unique to that night, and while the other performance material will be repeated, much of that will be in a different sequence each night. This dynamic structure reflects the performance's themes of repair/reversibility, and intentionally produces shifts in audience perception and interpretation.
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Venice Biennale 37th International Theatre Festival, 2005
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Dartington Arts, 2005
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Eurokaz Festival, Zagreb, 2005
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster, 2005
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
BAC Octoberfest, 2004
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Postcard, Forum Freies Theatre, Düsseldorf
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Postcard, PAC/Edge Performance Festival, Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago, 2005
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, 2004
When will the September roses bloom? Last night was only a comedy
Postcard, 2005 tour dates When will the September roses bloom?... - roll over images to view ephemera
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