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A long white room, empty but for 2 tables, a projector, and a lonely figure. (Invisible Messages).

INVISIBLE MESSAGES (2006)

Invisible Messages is a surreal dissection of disappearance and identity.

The piece was born out of an adventurous journey-cum-experiment in September of 2005 on the Trans-Siberian Railway conducted by Proto-type’s Founding Artistic Director.
It premièred in 2006 at Performance Space 122 in New York City.

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Two men sitting opposite each other at a table covered in projection equipment. An image of them naked projected on the wall behind. (Third Person).

THIRD PERSON (2006)

Third Person is a lecture-cum performance in the form of a third person narrative.

It premièred at the Brick Theater’s Moral Values Festival in 2005.

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A man reclining in a hammock-like silk trapeze, in a dramatically lit warehouse space. (Apostasy).

APOSTACY (2005)

Apostasy is performed using a highly physical, circus-theater format with the majority of the action taking place suspended off the ground.
It was commissioned by Dixon Place in 2005.

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A heavily made-up performer posing arms outstretched, in a long white dress and long blond wig. (Museum of Dreams).

MUSEUM OF DREAMS (2005)

A 6-hour durational performance installation questioning our perception of waking.
It was developed with the AREA Award from Chashama and through a five-month residency at Richard Foreman’s Ontological Hysteric Theater.

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The nave of a theatrically lit Romanian church. 5 perfomers stand in row holding hands, beneath a cloth trapeze.

THREE RING (2002-04)

Three Ring is a theatrical event that merges circus, theater, dance, and performance art told by five inmates in an asylum for circus performers.
It was originally developed as part of the HERE Artist Residency Program at HERE Arts Center NYC and premiered at Walkerspace NYC, 2003.

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Three early laptop computers open in a row on a stage, lit with cold blue light. (About Silence).

ABOUT SILENCE (2003-12)


Every showing of About Silence is different and the performers all come from the local arts community.
About Silence has been performed by a long list of artists, programmers, and curators including Grace Surman, Gary Winters, Andrew McKinnon, Mabou Mines, Julie Atlas Muz, Mark Russell and Kristen Marting.

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A performer in military uniform interviews a perfomer in a dress using a microphone. (Cheap Thrills).

CHEAP THRILLS (2001-03)

Cinematic in scope and viscerally charged, Cheap Thrills is a story about complacency, the easy way out and the fear of the dark…
Developed and subsequently premiered at HERE Arts Center NYC, April 2002.

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An old and blurred image of a figure kneeling in rags, his arms outstretched. (Twilight Series).

TWILIGHT SERIES (2001)

The Twilight Series by Laura Klein.

“a meditation on searching for meaning and true communication between people in a culture that bombards us with information and images.”

– Robin Eisgrau, Offoffoff.com

Premiered at HERE Arts Center NYC in July, 2001 followed by The American Living Room Festival, HERE Arts Center NYC, July 2001.

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A perfomer in a short sleeve shirt stands behind a microphone and waves his arms so quickly that they blur. (Bunny's last night in limbo).

BUNNY’S LAST NIGHT IN LIMBO (2001)

Set in a household of whirling dysfunction – a journey through the experience of growing up gay in a family of strangers.
Script available to purchase via Amazon.co.uk.
First shown at HERE Arts Center NYC in November, 2000, premiering at HERE Arts Center NYC in March 2001.

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A performer in a paper frock, hangs clear bags on a washing line. (Poor Angels).

POOR ANGELS (1999)

Based on the clinical writings of sexual psychologists from the early part of the 20th Century, Poor Angels is a multimedia mediation on sexuality. Music by Max Duykers.
First performed at The New York International Fringe Festival, NYC and The American Living Room Festival, HERE Arts Center NYC, August 1999.

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