The New Museum, Performance Space 122 and tbspMGMT
proudly present Ishmael Houston-Jones,
Chris Cochrane & Dennis Cooper
Over the course of an extended rehearsal process at the New Museum, director/choreographer Ishmael Houston-Jones revisits the seminal work THEM, an intensely visceral interdisciplinary collaboration with Dennis Cooper (text) and Chris Cochrane (music), originally presented at Performance Space 122 in 1986. The rehearsals at the New Museum culminate in a series of programs collectively titled THEM AND NOW, exploring the artistic impulses that propelled the creation of this "aggressive and vital" (Village Voice) performance work and its reconstruction twenty-five years later. Immediately following the New Museum residency, THEM will have its 2010 premiere at Performance Space 122 October 21 - 30, 2010.
Them and Now
A series of Special Events hosted by the New Museum
Friday, September 24 at 7* - "WINGING IT" IN HIGH HEELS AND A BLINDFOLD : A screening of scenes from Houston-Jones’s past works. Following the screening, performance artist of Dance Noise fame Lucy Sexton will moderate a discussion with Houston-Jones, Under the Radar Curator and former P.S.122 Artistic Director Mark Russell, and Philadelphia Dance Project Executive Director Terry Fox.
Friday, October 1 at 7 - US V THEM: A Showcase of Young Improvisers
Ishmael Houston-Jones has curated five male dance artists, Felix Cruz, Niall Noel, Brandin Steffensen, Arturo Vidich, and Enrico Wey, who in a variety of ways demonstrate how the diverse techniques of improvisation can be used to create work.
Friday, October 8 at 7* - SOUND CHECK '86: Cochrane performs songs from the ’80s with his new trio featuring Hana Fox and Mike Duclos. They will be joined by special guests Jim Pugliese, Eszter Balint, Zeena Parkins, Eddie Gormley, and Richard Dworkin.
Thursday, October 14 at 7* - DENNIS AND THE BOYS: Acclaimed author Dennis Cooper reads selections from his chillingly gruesome, sexually perverse, and affectingly human fiction and poetry written when THEM was originally created and performed.
Additional open rehearsals during regular exhibition hours.
Prices vary. Tickets available to the general public by calling 212-219-1222 x555
*Discounted tickets available to PS122 Friends with Benefits
Friends who wish to attend any of the events listed above are asked to RSVP to lori@ps122.org
Them
Originally premiered at PS122 in 1986; Remounted and presented in association with the New Museum and tbspMGMT
"One of the most genial survivors of the eighties avant-garde" - The New Yorker
Incendiary, investigative and legendary, Houston-Jones, Cochrane and Cooper take an unblinking look at the lives of young (gay) men.
Thu, Oct 21 - Sat, Oct 30
Thursday Night Social: October 21
Wed - Fri at 8, Sat at 8 + 10
Cast: Joey Cannizzaro, Felix Cruz, Jeremy Pheiffer, Niall Noel, Jacob Slominski, Arturo Vidich, Enrico Wey
Lighting Design: Joe Levasseur
$20, $15 (students/seniors), $11 with a PS122 Passport
Get tickets online or call 212-352-3101
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