Jerk might be unbearable for some. But in our eyes, theater so wisely woven with reality, however violent, is wholesome." - Les Inrockuptibles, France
Gisèle Vienne's Jerk is based on the chilling text of Dennis Cooper, an author deemed "the most dangerous writer in America" by the Village Voice. It is a story told from the vantage point of David Brooks, the real life accomplice to Texas serial killer Dean Corll who was responsible for the deaths of more than 25 teenage boys in the early 1970s.
Jerk is theatre at its starkest, a harrowing journey into the most hidden corners of the human psyche.
Performed by and created in collaboration with Jonathan Capdevielle
FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY
Co-production of Le Quartz-Scene nationale de Brest, Centre Choregraphique National de Franche-Comte a Belfort in the frame of l'accueil-studio and Centro Paraga-Murcia. The company DACM is supported by the DRAC Rhone-Alpes / Ministere de la culture et de la communication, Region Rhone-Alpes, Conseil general de l'lsere, Ville de Grenoble. This project is supported by Etants Donnes: The French-American Fund for the Performing Arts, a program of FACE and Culturesfrance.
Presented as part of COIL 2010
In association with Under the Radar
60 minutes
Thu, Jan 7 6:30pm
Sat, Jan 9 7pm
Sun, Jan 10 9:30pm SOLD OUT
Mon, Jan 11 9:30pm
Thu, Jan 14 10pm
Fri, Jan 15 7:30pm
Sat, Jan 16 10pm
Sun, Jan 17 6pm
$20, $15 (students/seniors)
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Credits
Original Design: David Mashburn and Sean Carmody
with Implementation and Consultation by: Michael Barrish
and Matt Kingston
Design Refresh: Alex Reeves