THE RITE OF THE BUTCHER

LEIMAY Black Studio Share Artist Off Site Performance

Ben Spatz

LEIMAY PRESENTING SERIES 2013: SOAK

THE RITE OF THE BUTCHER is a visceral fable about the power of fantasy, as told by the Butoh era refugee, criminal and shaman- through poetry, martial dance, and folk songs in a invented language. A fictional memoir, a parable, and a warning, this interdisciplinary monologue combines abstract imagery with highly crafted physical and vocal performance to engage the binary contemporary themes of war and loss, violence and mourning.

Documentation

Documentation Images Video Documentation
The Rite of the Butcher - Ben Spatz
The Rite of the Butcher – Ben Spatz
4 photos

Object Identifier

AMP.PRG.2013.3000.20

ID number

3000.2

Year Created

2013

Date Created

20130613

Date Recorded

20130613

Performance dates

Array

Language

English

Running Time

8:00 PM

Curated Filters

Space / Location

Premiere Venue

Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium
6/13/2013
Frieda and Roy Furman Stage, Broadway Between 63rd and 64th streetss

Premiere Venue specific dates

    Ben Spatz

    SOAK is supported, in part, by The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. SOAK and LEIMAY LUDUS are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding for LEIMAY’s presenting program is given by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.
    SOAK is presented by LEIMAY in partnership with the New York City College of Technology: City Tech Theaterworks.

    Presented in collaboration with Target® Free Thursdays
    David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Frieda and Roy Furman Stage