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A Hunger Artist
EXTENDED TO FEB 8!
Sinking Ship's acclaimed production returns! Nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Solo performance and Outstanding Puppet Design, and ranked as one of the best-reviewed shows of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe.
"Directed by Joshua William Gelb from an elegant script by Josh Luxenberg, this visually arresting 'Hunger Artist' leads with enchantment... [Jonathan Levin] holds the audience in the palm of his hand." Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times
A HUNGER ARTIST
Based on the story by Franz Kafka
Created by performer Jonathan Levin, playwright Josh Luxenberg, and director Joshua William Gelb
Running time: 75 mins
www.sinkingshipproductions.com/a-hunger-artist/
ABOUT THE SHOW
"Are you still starving? When are you going to stop..?"
A man sits alone in a cage, starving himself for your entertainment. This darkly comic, visually-striking adaptation of the Franz Kafka short story uses physical theater, Victorian miniatures, puppetry, and a set of deceptively simple props to support a tour-de-force solo performance.
Once cheered by thousands, the Hunger Artist is now forgotten by everyone except his one-time manager. What begins as a simple nostalgic story transforms into a startlingly inventive trip into the nature of memory, art, performance, and spectatorship, as told by the only person who remembers an artist whose act was simply... to hunger.
CRITICS PICK!
"Surprisingly lovable... full of jokes and sudden sympathy... The artist starves but we leave sated."
Time Out New York
"Makes you want to stand up and cheer. Possibly the best solo performance of the year!"
New York Irish Arts
"A bravura display of theatrical skill... the best, most complete work I've seen this year. If I had a sixth star, it would get one."
FringeGuru
"A magnificent performance that manages to enthrall and transport!"
British Theatre Guide
"Ingeniously constructed... I simply have to say go and see it, you will not be disappointed."
Theatre Full Stop
"One of the most imaginative shows at this years Fringe!"
Reviews Hub
ABOUT SINKING SHIP
Sinking Ship creates work that is the theatrical version of circumnavigating the globe in a questionably seaworthy vessel: grand and ridiculous, unadvisedly ambitious, and possibly delusional as we sail full tilt to the horizon. Past productions include the NY Times Critic's Pick POWERHOUSE (New Ohio Theatre) and THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS (FringeNYC, extended at Barrow Street Theater).
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LocationThe Connelly Theater (View)
220 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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