Event

Solidao

Inspired by the origin of Portuguese Fado music, the Neutral Mask canon, and the modern legacy of Japanese Butoh, this original play is an offering of and for our internal passage from isolation to surrender, from near-death to life. Solidão is the story of one woman's solitary life on an abandoned island in the persistent shadows of death, and the sometimes dark, sometimes comical spirit creatures from other worlds who illuminate her journey.

Aoout Pooja:
Pooja Ru Prema's explorations in theatre have always been centered around ritual, community, play and humor. Her origins in performance were dance, movement, clown, and storytelling. Her South Indian roots in ritual theatre traditions in Kerala, have informed her desire to create site-specific, collectively-transformative spectacles. She holds a BA in storytelling, folklore and performance arts from Simon's Rock College of Bard. Her credits include a solo clown tour on a bicycle through Kerala, India, The Screens with Kathryn Hamilton & company, Burlesque from Across the Tracks and Blue Venice with Heather Fisch, Eurydice with Walking the Dog Theatre, devised work with WAM Theatre, co-producing the vintage-era Topple & Bottom Carnival, and creating, directing and producing Isis-Chernobyl: A Tale of Uncertain Fruit.