Je Suis Dead
September 30 - October 2, 2010 at 8PM
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The Irondale Center presents Fool’s Proof Theatre’s production Je Suis Dead.
Emily is weird, Helen is boring and James is an arse. Three lonely people have just survived a train crash and reality is folding in on them. In their vulnerable post crash state unknown parts of themselves manifest as strange characters from the past each with their own story to tell. Je Suis Dead is a show about the past within the present, about still being alive although already dead and being more alive whilst living.
Fool’s Proof Theatre draws on the life experiences and varied cultural backgrounds of each company member to create fiction. For Je Suis Dead they started with personal research into family ancestry, searching for specific themes that emerged and repeated over generations. In Je Suis Dead, they combine absurd humor and a compelling fragmented narrative with strong visual and highly physical theatre.
Fool’s Proof Theatre is an international company based in Liverpool, founded in 2005 by Ben Phillips (UK), Britt Jurgensen (Germany), and Mary Pearson (USA). Je Suis Dead is the company’s second piece in a proposed trilogy about identity and the invisible ties that bind us. It was first conceived and directed by Fool’s Proof Theatre in collaboration with Gey Pin Ang, formerly of the Workcentre of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards in Italy, and has since been reworked in collaboration with Linda Kerr Scott.
Their first piece The Eagle Has Landed has toured the UK nationally and internationally to the United States to great critical acclaim. It recently won the Baltimore City Paper award for best touring show 2009. Je Suis Dead premiered in the UK in 2009, and in 2010 toured internationally to San Francisco, USA and nationally in the UK.
“… a highly original concept, passionately developed. The play is thoughtful, provocative, demanding and funny.” -Total Theatre
“I would recommend it to one and all for a fabulous evening of self-reflective physical theatre.“ - Theatre in Wales
Je Suis Dead
September 30 - October 2, 2010 at 8PM
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| Conceived and directed by | Fool's Proof Theatre in collaboration with Gey Pin Ang |
|---|---|
| Performed by | Ben Phillips |
| Britt Jürgensen | |
| Mary Pearson | |
| Original Music Score | Barry Han |
| Costume and Set Design | Magali Nuesch |
| Lighting Design | Mary Cummings |