Civil Disobedience (1998)
Production
Civil Disobedience: Morning is when I am awake and there is an aurora in me (1998)
A solo-work from Denise Stoklos. The text is a composite of Thoreau, Gertrude Stein, Paulo Freire, and others. Original performance run from November 18 (preview) to November 29, 1998; the show was extended until December 13, 1998.
The stage environment evokes the woodsy environment of Thoreau's cabin with elements taken from the "forest" of technology in which we now live. A collection of ropes suggests the jail from which Thoreau wrote on civil disobedience.
Following the performance of Friday, November 27, Denise Stoklos celebrates her 30th anniversary in professional theater by holding an informal debate/roundtable with the audience on a variety of topics including solo performance and the nature of experimental theater. Panelists will include Randy Gener,George Kuser, Leslie Damasco, Coco Fusco, and Anna Bernstein.
The stage environment evokes the woodsy environment of Thoreau's cabin with elements taken from the "forest" of technology in which we now live. A collection of ropes suggests the jail from which Thoreau wrote on civil disobedience.
Following the performance of Friday, November 27, Denise Stoklos celebrates her 30th anniversary in professional theater by holding an informal debate/roundtable with the audience on a variety of topics including solo performance and the nature of experimental theater. Panelists will include Randy Gener,George Kuser, Leslie Damasco, Coco Fusco, and Anna Bernstein.
November 18 – 29, 1998;November 18 – December 13, 1998
English, Portuguese
PROD.1998.0009
Denise Stoklos (adapter), Henry David Thoreau (contributor), Denise Stoklos (director), Denise Stoklos (performer), Rebecca Nassauer (costumes), Maneco Quindere (lighting designer), Gringo Cardia (set design), Jun Maeda (set design), Janaina Tschate (contributor), Wilson Loria (contributor), Stefano Zazzera (tech), Ernesto Ponce (tech), Roberto Andrioli (tech), David Rios (tech), David Adams (contributor), Robert Andrioli (contributor), Zack Glass (contributor), Tim Schellenbaum (contributor), Mark Tambella (contributor), Shay Zurim (contributor)
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