Two worlds collide as Blessed Unrest and the New York University Percussion Ensemble combine classical percussion and physical theatre.
May 2010
This explosive show was Blessed Unrest's third percussive theatre collaboration with NYU, and the 2010 program featured Igor Stravinsky's "A Soldier's Story" with text by Kurt Vonnegut. Also included was music and text by Philip Glass, Ho Chi Minh, Larry Spivack, and Javier Diaz.
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Directed by Anna Kepe and Matt Opatrny
Musical Direction by Jonathan Haas
Choreography by Jessica Burr
Stage Manager Jaimie Van Dyke
Featuring: Jason Griffin, Beverley Prentice, Damen Scranton, Laura Wickens
and The NYU Percussion Ensemble
2008-2009
Two worlds collided as Blessed Unrest and the New York University Percussion Ensemble combined classical percussion and physical theatre. This explosive show was Blessed Unrest's second percussive theatre collaboration with NYU, following our sold-out run the year before.
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Music and Text : John Cage, Thierry De Mey, Phillip Glass, Manfred Menke, Matt Opatrny, Emmanuel Séjourné, and Sam Shepard
Director: Anna Kepe
Musical Director: Jonathan Haas
Choreographer: Eliza Lay
Lighting Designer: Benjamin C. Gevelow
Stage Manager: Jaimie Van Dyke
Dramaturg: Matt Opatrny
Featuring: Andrew Beall, Craig Bray, Jesse Brickel, Davina Cohen, Mat Donello, Jeffrey Eng, Danielle Fortner, Paul Frucht, Jason Griffin, Garrett Lanzet, Eliza Lay, Nicholas Manning, Andrew Monteiro, Koji Ohashi, Margaret Perkins, Kae Read, Alex Reynolds, Ellery Russel, Jacqueline Russo, Aaron Silberstein, Rey Soriano, Sean Statser, Francesco Tyl-Berwick, Hannah Wilson