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Demotic ... of or pertaining to the current ordinary everyday form of a language; of or pertaining to the common people. / Antoinette LaFarge and Robert Allen
Three performances only
Thursday, July 29, 2004, 7 p.m.
Friday, July 30, 2004, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 31, 2004, 7 p.m.
Admission is free but seating is limited. Reservations are suggested.
"Demotic" is a performance work about American Memory, a single character whose many voices are woven together into a complex texture of language, sound, and music to create a kind of covert national anthem.
How do we best portray the multiplicity underlying the American experience?
In "Demotic," Artists Antoinette LaFarge and Robert Allen harness the Internet and the stage to create a performance work exploring American Memory. Made possible through the Beall Center's high speed connectivity, the performance features a single live actor who draws on an ensemble of dispersed actors, avatars, sound artists, and everyday online citizens. From this tour-de-force improvisation emerges both a complex texture of language, sound, and music and a contemporary national anthem.
The Creative Team
- Co-creators: Antoinette LaFarge + Robert Allen
- Stage Director: Robert Allen
- Online Director: Antoinette LaFarge
- Sound Artists: Jeff Ridenour and Maria de los Angeles Esteves
- Theater Actor: Tracey Leigh
- Online Performers: Marlena Corcoran, Ursula Endlicher, Richard Foerstl, Lise Patt, Richard Smoley, Heather Wagner