THE MESSIAH COMPLEX

http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/nia-witherspoon-messiah-complex-world-premiere
BRIC Arts Center
May 20–27

 

THE GENEVA PROJECT

http://www.jackny.org/geneva-project.html
Jack Performance space
May 19–21

 

THE PERILS OF OBEDIENCE

http://www.itziarbarrio.com/
Participant Inc. Gallery
May 23 – June 19

 

DOLPHINS & SHARKS

http://labtheater.org/events/barn/
Labyrinth Theater
June 2

 

CHARLOTTE BRATHWAITE is known for staging classical and unconventional texts, dance, visual art, multi-media, site-specific installation and music events which have been seen in the Americas, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. She recently conceived and directed the Obie award-winning Prophetika:  an oratorio at La MaMa Theater in NYC which was celebrated as, “conceptual yet viscerally powerful,” by the Wall Street Journal.  She has collaborated with choreographer Kyle Abraham/A.I.M. and with director Peter Sellars on several projects. Recipient: Princess Grace Award, Julian Milton Kaufman Prize, Rockefeller Residency, National Performing Network Creation Fund. MFA Yale School of Drama. 2013/14 Artist-in-residence Amherst College. Currently Assistant Professor of Theater Arts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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