Body of Crime II (1999)
Production
Body of Crime part 2: A History of Women in Prison (1999)
Body of Crime II is Theodora Skipitares' second piece on women in prison, a subject she first broached with "Body of Crime" in November 1996 at La MaMa. This piece further mythologizes the unique history of women's imprisonment and punishment through the ages. La MaMa's Annex will be transformed into eleven separate environments as scenes are enacted of women in prison from medieval times to the present day as a multi-media performance with over 80 puppets.
Body of Crime II, like some of Skipitares' previous works, contains one installation which is audience-interactive: a "shooting gallery" in which viewers will choose a criminal woman and she will privately reveal her secret to them. The characters are based on the theories of Lombroso, a turn of the century scientist in Italy who is known as the first scientific criminologist. The experience is one of walking from scene to scene, passing various motorized, moving tableaux on the way. Due to the environmental nature of the performance, audiences will be limited to 60 participants per show in order to ensure good viewing. The entire annex theater will be used, including the main playing floors, risers, loges, and proscenium stage.
Body of Crime II, like some of Skipitares' previous works, contains one installation which is audience-interactive: a "shooting gallery" in which viewers will choose a criminal woman and she will privately reveal her secret to them. The characters are based on the theories of Lombroso, a turn of the century scientist in Italy who is known as the first scientific criminologist. The experience is one of walking from scene to scene, passing various motorized, moving tableaux on the way. Due to the environmental nature of the performance, audiences will be limited to 60 participants per show in order to ensure good viewing. The entire annex theater will be used, including the main playing floors, risers, loges, and proscenium stage.
April 15 – May 2, 1999
English
PROD.1999.0050
Theodora Skipitares (director), Theodora Skipitares (designer), Barry Greenhut (music), Holly Laws (designer), Jane Catherine Shaw (designer), Charlotte Brathwaite (performer), Preston Foerder (performer), Eileen La Mourie (performer), Alissa Mello (performer), Christopher McCann (performer), Treva Offutt (performer), Sarah Provost (performer), Tom Ross (performer), Felice Rossner (performer), Pat Dignan (lighting designer), Sarah Provost (costumes), Michael Allen (contributor), Hjørdis Linn (stage manager), Andrea Balis (contributor), Tim Schellenbaum (sound), David Adams (set design), Mark Tambella (set design), Erica Bilder (contributor), Manju Shandler (contributor), M. J. Perrin (contributor), Juanita Rockwell (contributor), Jamie Leo (contributor), Rolando Macrini (contributor), Michael Kelly (contributor), Raia Hirsch (contributor), Stefano Zazzera (tech), Rami Katzav (tech), Ernesto Ponce (tech), Joseph P. Dziedzic (contributor)
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