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Butterfield 8 presents SALOME
Oscar Wilde's 1891 one-act play, written in French and later translated by Wilde into English, might not be as famous as The Importance of Being Earnest, but it just might be more influential -- and it's certainly more scandalous. Banned in Wilde's native Britain for nearly 40 years, Salome still managed to inspire several movie adaptations and an immortal opera by Richard Strauss, but the original play is rarely done today. The sources of its enchantment spring from Wilde's language -- here at its most illuminating -- and from the Biblical legend which Wilde spun into this tale of seduction and betrayal. The Tetrarch, Herod Antipas, who is obsessed with his stepdaughter Salome, foolishly promises her anything, if only she will dance for him and satisfy his unsuitable prurient interests. Salome, in turn, struggles with her own obsession with the imprisoned holy man, Jokanaan (John the Baptist). She has always been able to get what she wants from any man, but Jokanann is not amenable to her desires. Unwilling to give him up, she will have him -- dead or alive -- and requests from Herod Jokanann's head on a silver platter as payment for dancing the dance of the seven veils.
In this unique production Butterfield 8 will once again stretch the boundaries of their performance space by incorporating mask work and projected images. The projected images will mirror the many femme fatales of the twentieth century as the company questions the role of female sexuality as both tool and weapon. The choreographed movement will reflect a stylized design that pays homage to the artistic direction of European theatre such as developed by Simon McBurney for Theatre Complicite, and Robert Lepage.
Butterfield 8 will host a special opening night event on Friday, May 3. The opening night event ticket price is the same as general ticket prices and includes admission to the production as well as a post show reception with an open bar and complimentary food.
Salome
by Oscar Wilde
Directed by John Butterfield
Featuring: Rhianna Taylor as Salome and Edwin Peabody as Jokanann, with Nathalie Archangel, Ali Arman, Jake Breckinridge, Jean Butterfield, Beth Chastain, Jeremy Tribe Gallardo, Julian Christopher Geritz, Donald Hardy, Kathleen MacKay, Peter McArthur, and Jennifer Wright.
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LocationCue Productions Live (View)
1835 Colfax St.
Concord, CA 94520
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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