Opéra Français de New York
The Mephisto Project (or a Date with the Devil)

Mephisto Project is the Faust legend viewed through the eyes of the devil - the original pact, the seduction of Marguerite, the damnation of Faust, and Marguerite's redemption.

Mephisto Project is an examination of the devil persona in French opera - the quintessence of evil in Gounod's Faust, the cynic in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, and the rogue in Herve's Le Petit Faust.

Mephisto Project is a meditation on the devil in all of us.

Inspired by the myriad expressions of the devil in French opera, the Mephisto Project is an experimental work combining opera, modern dance, theatre and videography.

In a musical and literary journey through the 19th and 20th centuries, a histrionic Mephisto (based on Gounod's Faust) tries to convince the audience that he is the ultimate incarnation of the Prince of Darkness. But he is constantly interrupted by competing manifestations of the demonic spirit: first by a cynical Mephistopheles adapted from Berlioz's legende dramatique, then by a cross-gender devil out of Herve's opera bouffe. Our Mephisto is reminded that he may not be evil incarnate, but rather one of its many faces. The real goal of the evening appears not to be Mephisto’s claim to Faust's soul, but a competition between demonic rivals for the title of true Master of Hell.

Conceived for two basses, mezzo-soprano, pianist and dancer, the performance combines operatic sequences from Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, Gounod's Faust, Hervé's Le Petit Faust, solo piano works by Liszt and Ravel, and theatrical monologues from Marlowe, Goethe and Stein. Video and film excerpts (including Marcel Carne's Les Visiteurs du soir) provide a cinematic backdrop to the performance.

The Cast

MEPHISTO #1 - Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
MEPHISTO #2 - Keith Miller, bass
MEPHISTO #3 and MARGUERITE - Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano
FAUST - Bénédicte Jourdois
MARGUERITE'S SOUL - Marjorie Folkman, dancer/choreographer

Conceived and staged by Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil

Running Time: 70 minutes

About Opéra Français de New York

Now in its 19th season, Opéra Francais de New York's commitment to presenting works from the French operatic repertoire has made the company an integral part of the cultural life of the city. From the French Baroque period through contemporary opera, OFNY offers New York audiences the opportunity to see and hear rare French works in often provocative and innovative productions. ofny.org

The Mephisto Project (or a Date with the Devil)
June 19 and 20
Everynight at 8:00 pm
Tickets from $30, $20 (for under 25s and P.S. 122 members)
Summer Special: Use code AC for $15 singles and $20 two-for-ones
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terraNOVA
5th Annual SoloNOVA Arts Festival

The 5th Annual soloNOVA ARTS FESTIVAL presents eight solo artists at the top of their game, including character pieces, humorous monologues, Shakespeare, digital and audio performance, escritura acto, storytelling with music, and performance art. This year's offering boasts several New York, U.S. and World Premieres with artists from all over America, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Click on the soloNova Festival page for artists, showtimes, and information about special events and festival passes:

SoloNOVA Arts Festival
June 18 - July 2nd
Tickets from $20, $15 (students/seniors), $10 (P.S. 122 members)
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Neal Medlyn's Unpronounceable Symbol

"A QUIRKY AND APPEALING PERFORMER!"
-Charles Isherwood for the New York Times

"A performer of slinky, daring intensity!"
-Gia Kourlas for Time Out New York

"A STREAM OF CONCIOUSNESS STRIP-TEASE…LIKE JIM CARREY ON CAFFEINE, BEING ELECTROCUTED!"
-National Public Radio

Neal Medlyn's Unpronounceable Symbol is his fourth and largest to date pop song tragic-comedic extravaganza. Following the success of his Lionel Richie Opera, R. Kelly cabaret, and wild and bloody spin on Phil Collins, Medlyn takes on the purple, hyper-sexualized world of Prince.

Set to many of Prince's biggest hits and infamous b-sides, all performed onstage by a live band, Neal plays out an evening of seduction and intense internal spiritual conflict between two characters: an engaged cab driver and a messianic libertine. Jealousy, band troubles, violence, death, a dream ballet, decent into hell and the eventual transubstantiation of body fluids and redemption all find their place in an operatic and overblown evening of androgynous musical entertainment.

With contributions from Kenny Mellman of Kiki and Herb, choreographers Carmine Covelli and Adrienne Truscott. There will also be special surprise cameos by downtown luminaries such as Murray Hill and others!

Neal Medlyn's Unpronounceable Symbol
July 9 - 20
Wednesday - Sunday at 8:00 pm
Additional performances Saturday at 11:00 pm
Tickets from $20, $15 (students/seniors), $10 (P.S. 122 members)
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Proto-type
Whisper

WHISPER is a visually decadent, aurally immersive performance that asks the audience to question 'what is real' in a world of increasing technological sophistication. Each audience member is given a set of headphones through which they hear the voices of three live performers narrating a fictional walk through a fictional city. Obscured behind a cinematic screen, the performers are seen as shadows, silhouettes or in stark clarity, creating a fully immersive sound environment to accompany their narration.

Performed by Alice Booth, Gillian Lees, and Andrew Westerside
Music and Sound Design by Philip Reeder. Lighting by Rebecca M.K. Makus
Directed and written by Peter S. Petralia

www.proto-type.org

Whisper
July 9 - 13
Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00 pm
Sunday at 7:00 pm
Tickets from $20, $15 (students/seniors), $10 (P.S. 122 members)
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Readymade Dance Theater Company
PURE

PURE, a new dance theater work by Zsolt Palcza, is an excursion into the subterranean currents of the mind.

Three female dancers move through a metaphoric world in a three-sided, 16 x 20 foot white box. Memories slide down walls, emotions twist like oranges, figments jump and hang, thoughts drop like fruit, dreams gasp like mollusks in the sand. The box is bathed in aquatic imagery, giving viewers the feeling of leaving their bodies, suspended in space or floating in water.

PURE
July 17 - 20
Thursday - Sunday at 7:30 pm
Tickets from $20, $15 (students/seniors), $10 (P.S. 122 members)
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Camp Summer Camp

Registration for CAMP SUMMER CAMP is now open. Is your roommate having loud sex constantly? Is your husband monopolizing the netflix cue? Have your parents locked up the medicine cabinet again?

This summer, give yourself a well deserved break from the adult in your life: send em' off to CAMP SUMMER CAMP, the first summer camp for adults! Located in the sultry heart of New York's East Village, Performance Space 122's CAMP SUMMER CAMP is the avant-garde- adventure-party you've been looking for. Your adult will be assigned to a downtown-performance-artist- cum-camp-counselor who will guide them through a bevy of stimulating games and possibly illegal activities inside the labyrinth of PS122's 100-year-old public school building.

Before they know it, your adult camper will be snapping photos of their hike down the "secret stairwell," winning merit badges in the playground pie fight, and chugging spiked punch like a teenager. To top off the evening your adult will socialize with other adults at the chaperoned starlight mixer featuring live local bands. Don't be surprised if your adult doesn't want to come home - but plan ahead, space for the Saturday Night Sleepover Adventure is limited!

Camp Summer Camp
August 20 - 30
Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00 pm
Tickets from $20, $15 (students/seniors), $10 (P.S. 122 members)
Feeling hot? Right now use code AC1 for a $15 ticket or AC2 for a $20 2-for-1 and cool off with us.*

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We celebrate and salute these stellar individuals who work at every level critical to live performance, who epitomize the vital roles played on stage (Tom Murrin), off stage (our members), and backstage (Lori E. Seid), and who have created and continue to create a legacy at P.S. 122 and in the world of performance.

Infinite thanks to our Spring Gala sponsors, patrons, auction donors, supporters, and volunteers! Because of you, and our beloved honorees, the benefit was a true success. Stay tuned for our photo gallery and gala tribute page.

Gold Leadership Committee
Jane Friedman, Scott Rudin and John Barlow,
Gaby Darbyshire, David Neubert, and Michelle Kim

Silver Leadership Committee
Renate and Hugh Aller, Jo Andres, Steve Buscemi,
George and Peggy DiCaprio, and Blue Man Group

Bronze Leadership Committee
David Binder, Glenda Hersh, Tamara Jenkins, Media Bistro, Lauren Versel,
Steve Holley and Paul Glotzer, and MediabistroCircus.com

Artist Auction Committee
Jo Andres, Jamie Forshaw, David Leslie, Salley May,
Carlo McCormick, Nicky Paraiso,
Martha Wilson, and Vince Bruns

1927's Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Nominated for TWO Drama Desk awards

Winners in Edinburgh and now nominees in New York, British theater company 1927 has received TWO Drama Desk award nominations this year.

- Best Unique Theatrical Experience
- Best Projection and Video Design

Other nominees in these categories include such theatrical hits as Macbeth, The Misanthrope, and The 39 Steps. Performance Space 122 is proud to have been a part of this wonderful and successful production.

The awards ceremony will take place May 18, 2008 at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

Cross your fingers!

The P.S. 122 Crumpler Western Lawn Bag

For Emerging Artist's and above... the latest, coolest, head-turning perk at P.S. 122. It's handy and it's not for sale (like us) and it's for members only.

If you haven't joined already, now's the time - join as an Emerging Artist or above and claim your very own limited edition P.S. 122 Western Lawn Bag by the devilish minds at Crumpler. Form meets function and fashion meets performance.

Note: If you've already joined this season at this level or above, you'll soon be united with your bag.

Thank you Crumpler!
We love them - they're crazy - no really, they're crazy.
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Become A P.S. 122 Member

You can become a member of Performance Space 122 at the following levels:

Producer's Assistant ($60-124)

• 2 complimentary tickets to a P.S. 122 performance*
• Discounted member ticket per performance at P.S. 122*
• No service charges, no fee exchanges
• Dining discount at local restaurants
• Subscription to e-newsletter
• Free ticket to Red and White Holiday Party
• Invitation to 2008 Spring Gala
• A 12-month subscription to Time Out New York (a $39.95 value) or Time Out New York Kids (a $9.95 value)

Stage Manager ($125-249)
All of the above plus:
Listing in program
YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT NOW APPLIES TO TWO TICKETS PER PERFORMANCE!*

Enjoy a P.S. 122 Crumpler Bag when you join at the following levels:

Emerging Artist ($250-499)
All of the above plus:
Reserved seating at all performances
Limited edition P.S.122 Crumpler Bag

Critic's Pick ($500-999)
All of the above plus:
Two additional free tickets to any performance (for a total of four free tickets*)
Limited edition P.S.122 Crumpler Bag

Downtown Diva ($1000-2499)
All of the above plus:
Special Members-Only Meet-The-Artist Event

Avant-Guardian ($2500-4999)
All of the above plus:
Private Party: 10 Complimentary tickets to the performance of your choice plus private pre- or post-cocktail reception with the artists and the Artistic Director, Vallejo Gantner, hosted by P.S.122.

Artistic Leadership Circle ($5000+)
All of the above plus:
Listing in the upcoming 06-07 Season Brochures
For more information regarding the Artistic Leadership Circle and naming opportuninties please contact Anne Dennin, executive director at 212-477-5829 ext.308

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Following its sold-out world premiere at Perfomance Space 122 earlier this year, Tony-nominated Justin Bond remounts his critically acclaimed "Lustre" at Abrons Arts Center for 4 nights only, June 25 - 28. Celebrate Gay Pride with the inimitable Bond and a sexy mid-summer shequinox celebration featuring Our Lady J, Glenn Marla, M. Lamar, Nath Ann Carrera, The Pixie Harlots, and special guests each night including: Agnes de Garon (Wednesday), Novice Theory (Friday) and Taylor Mac (Saturday).

Performances Wednesday June 25 through Saturday June 28 at 8:00 pm and with additional performances on Friday and Saturday at 10:00 pm. All performances at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, New York. Tickets are $20 and available at theatermania.com or by telephone at 212.352.3101.

"Lustre" was originally commissioned by Performance Space 122 in conjunction with awarding Justin the 2008 Ethyl Eichelberger Award. A modified version of the show was presented in May as part of the Queer Up North Festival in May.

The Passion Project

THE PASSION PROJECT is an archival film experiment spun from the reels of the last great silent film, Carl Th. Dreyer’s 1928 immortal masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc. With support from the Danish film Institute and The University of Copenhagen, this performance installation includes every frame Dreyer shot for the film, including reels that were lost to fire like Joan herself. The performance explodes the film into the three dimensions; placing the audience inside the film, sitting next Joan, subjecting them to her interrogators and the relentless rhythm of 30mm film projection. Creative Team: Reid Farrington, Sara Jeanne Asselin, Janet D. Clancy, Austin Guest, Stephen O’Connell, and Shelley Kay. For more information please visit reidfarrington.com

3LD Art and Technology Center
80 Greenwich Street @ Rector
1 / R / W to Rector
4/5 to Wall Street

Reserve tickets HERE
Use discount code PS122 for $5 off

June 19 - July 19
Thursday – Saturday at 8pm
(no performances July 3 - 5)

Stitching
A Twisted Love Story

U.S. Premiere of the Play that Shocked the UK!

STITCHING
A Twisted Love Story

By Anthony Neilson | Directed by Timothy Haskell

June 17 - July 19 ONLY! Buy Today!

Starring Meital Dohan (Showtime's Weeds) and Gian Murray Gianino

Stu and Abby love each other so madly, they're driving each other crazy. STITCHING follows the increasingly disturbing and inventive games the couple plays in order to connect. The visceral poetry and physicality between the lovers creates a surprisingly tender, often humorous, brutal romance. STITCHING is a complex love story that takes a bracing look at the startling casualties of modern romance.

For $20 tickets, Click Here and use code PS122

More info at stitchingtheplay.com

Oph3lia

Written and directed by Aya Ogawa

We know what we are, but know not what we may be...
Three disparate stories of displacement, inspired by Shakespeare’s character, are interwoven in this haunting and playful exploration of identity in a globalized world.

June 11-14, 18-21, 25-28, 30, July 1 and 2 @ 7:30pm; Sun June 22 @ 3pm

Post-show Discussions:
6/20: Kikokushijo - Growing Up Japanese Outside Japan
6/26: Immigration - Stranger in a Strange Land

At HERE Arts Center - 145 6th Ave.
(between Spring and Broome, enter on Dominick)

FOR TIX: www.here.org / 212-352-3101
Tickets: $18 / $15 students with ID

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER:
Use code PS122 and SAVE $3 OFF general admission!
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212 East 10th Street
between 1st and 2nd Avenue

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