Performance Space 122

Braakland (Wasteland) epitomizes theatre on location; theatre in, and in relationship to a landscape. In sober, penetrating images, Braakland tells a tale of nine figures wandering about a forgotten land. They surrender to the laws of living and dying, without defense. Is this an existence that they have chosen - or one they merely failed to escape?

Award-winning director Lotte Van den Berg was inspired by the novels of J.M. Coetzee, the South African writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003 when making this astonishing piece of theatre. A performance without words, Braakland conveys the violence, the desolation, and the poetry of Coetzee's work.

Compagnie Dakar was established in Holland in 2001 by Artistic Director Guido Kleene. Guido was born in Dakar, Senegal and Compagnie Dakar's artistic purpose is to explore the relationship and contrast between European and African worldviews.

Attention: this is an open-air performance; please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Contains nudity and disturbing content. Not recommended for those under age 16.

About New Island Festival: New Island Festival (September 10-20, 2009; Governors Island) is a 10-day festival of the best of Holland: thrilling concerts, exhilarating DJ sets, provocative theatre, stunning site specific performance and dazzling visual arts - all from world-class Dutch artists. The festival is part of NY400, a celebration commemorating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage from Amsterdam to New York Harbor.

NY Premiere, in association with New Island Festival and NY400
OFF-SITE: Governors Island

Passes to The New Island Festival are available at the following levels:
*Premium Pass ($45) guarantees you the date and time that you wish to attend
Flexible Pass ($35) allows you the flexibility to wait until the day of to reserve your specific tickets on a first come, first served basis


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Braakland (Wasteland) is performed on the following schedule:

Sept. 10, 6 PM | Sept. 11, 6 PM | Sept. 12, 4 PM | Sept. 13, 4 PM | Sept. 17, 6 PM | Sept. 18, 6 PM | Sept. 19, 4 PM | Sept. 20, 4 PM

TRANSPORTATION

The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry.
The ferry terminal is accessible by subway: the 1 to South Ferry, on weekdays the 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, weekdays the W to Whitehall and R on weekends and weekdays to Whitehall.