Events
April 10: Liz Magic Laser hosts Saturday Sessions
Saturday, April 10, 2010
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
4pm, Flight in the outdoor courtyard
5pm, What? in the 3rd floor main gallery
Liz Magic Laser hosts the Saturday Session on April 10th and
will debut, Flight, her new performance based on scenes from popular
cinema in which people chase one
another up and down stairs. Developed in collaboration with actors
Lindsey Andersen, Nic Grelli, Elizabeth Hodur, Michael Wiener, Max Woertendyke and Lia Woertendyke, Flight activates the grand staircase leading to
P.S.1's entrance with actions culled from movies like Battleship Potemkin,
M, Niagra, The Shining, and 28 Days Later. By
transporting these climactic
chase scenes to P.S.1's courtyard, Laser continues her examination of fear,
public space, and expanded notions of theater.
In conjunction with Flight, Laser has invited Jeanine
Oleson and Juliana Snapper to present What? in P.S.1's 3rd floor main gallery.
Playing with a type of call and response that initially appears to be about a
duality, Oleson and Snapper interpret 911 transcripts, lesbian-identified
opera, Mary Daly, non-verbal communications, wild women, chimpanzee attacks,
and Margaret Mead's love life. Punctuated by the pops and static sounds of
vinyl records, the performance uses language and sound to grapple with ideas
that reach beyond rational thought.
Please note there will be additional performances of Flight from 2-3pm in the outdoor
courtyard.
Saturday Sessions are supported by Sydie Lansing.
