Monster/Girl


a Lucid/Anatomy Production
Temple
Pilsen, Chicago
01/09 & 09/09

Moster/Girl returns...

September 4-6, 2009 @ 8pm
@ TEMPLE 1749 S. Halsted St. (GATE ENTRANCE @ 1747)

After playing to full and enthusiastic houses this January Monster/Girl returns for just 3 encore performances Labor Day Weekend! Running Friday thru Sunday September 4th – 6th at 8pm in Chicago's Arts District at TEMPLE 1749 S. Halsted St., Chicago. As Part I of our mutation series we are also excited to be giving you all a chance to see it again, or for the first time, before we bring you our Part II, Gone, due out this October as part of Chicago Artist Month at Douglas Park. Run time is approximately 45 minutes; no intermission. Admission can be reserved at info@anatomycollective.org or 312.576.2473

The Anatomy Collective & Lucid Street Theatre team up as Lucid Anatomy to present Monster/Girl, a butoh-inspired performance exploring the zombie as individual through strange sounds, haunting movement, and crisp shadow puppetry.

Born out of an enthusiastic obsession with zombies, Monster/Girl began as a conversation about the myriad reasons why these creatures have become such a cultural fascination. This conversation led to unexpected places and excited questions, such as 'What makes us human? Who are we when we are no longer ourselves? Who are we without our memories, without our minds? And what happens when we become them?"

Music by Charlie Universe. Movement by Lily Emerson. Puppetry by Stephanie Acosta.

Monster/Girl was also be performed at the IndyFringe Festival 2009 Saturday, August 29 @ 6pm, followed by Schwinntonation (featuring Monster/Girl composer Charlie Universe) @7pm, more info @ http://schwinntonation.googlepages.com

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Saturday, August 29, 2009
@ The Fringe Central Outdoor Stage
Corner of College and Mass Ave outside the Indianapolis Historic Fire Museum and Memorial, 748 Massachusetts Avenue.

The Fringe Central Outdoor Stage is the place for all Fringers to get a drink and a quick bite, talk about the shows they’ve seen and mingle with Fringe performers. NUVO, Indy Jazz Fest, and Indianapolis Songwriters Café have teamed up with IndyFringe to plan six nights of eclectic performances by Midwest acts. For more details and updates to the Outdoor Stage schedule visit www.indyfringe.org


Monster/girl originally ran January 16th – 31st, 2009 at TEMPLE in the Chicago Arts District.

The first in a three part series exploring Zombies to Alzheimer’s and everything in between Monster/girl was born out of a conversation about zombies and their usefulness as mob metaphor our searching took us to unexpected places and exciting questions, such as ‘Who are we when we are no longer ourselves? Who are we without our brains? Who are we without our memories? Spawning interest from so many Chicago artists that three extensions of the beast were born. Seasons later with many new threads to follow, with sore minds and bodies we begin here, with an introduction of the zombie as individual, of the journey from where we come from, and where we could end up.

WHAT: Monster/girl, a butoh-inspired performance exploring the zombie as individual

WHERE: @ TEMPLE 1749 S. Halsted St. (GATE ENTRANCE @ 1747)

WHEN: Friday & Saturday, January 16th - 30th

Doors @ 7:30pm Show @ 8pm

TICKETS: $10 suggested donation

INFO: For more information about TAC, Lucid Street Theatre and the ‘Z to A’ series, please contact Stephanie M. Acosta at info@anatomycollective.org.

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photos by Stephanie Acosta