A few great features about Trimpin and The Gurs Zyklus have come out in the past couple of days. Take a look at what's out so far:
"Trimpin's new work evokes images, survivors' memories of Holocaust" - Seattle Times
"MacArthur 'genius' Trimpin unveils acoustic memory masterwork" - Crosscut
"Trimpin’s train ride through hell" -...
The Gurs Zyklus features the talents of the MacArthur Genius, Trimpin, and the legendary Rinde Eckert, a much beloved OtB alum. Here are a few things to note for both gentlemen:
TRIMPIN
Trimpin’s work is everywhere. From the SeaTac airport to Tieton, he has permanent installations all over the world and has many works that frequently travel for temporary exhibitions. One particular sculpture in The Gurs Zyklus just got back from being on loan to Germany!
Here’s a short clip about one of Trimpin’s famous Seattle pieces, the electric guitar tower at EMP/SFM:
The 2012 NW New Works Festival installation comes courtesy of KT Niehoff/Lingo Productions. The intimately scaled A Paper Trail is meant for only 15 people to see at a time and a maximum of 90 people can see it over the two weekends, so here’s a heads up on how you can be one of the mighty few to catch this work.
*Lingo productions will be in the lobby to sign up ticket holders for A Paper Trail prior to either the Friday night Studio performance or the Saturday Mainstage performance.
*When you sign up you will be given a specific time and asked to meet at the sitting room at least ten minutes prior to your time on Sunday June 10 (if you sign up during weekend one) or June 17 (for weekend two).
The rest of the information you need will be available at the time you sign up.
Here's what a couple of reviews have to say about Rouge:
"...an evening of theater that is likely to remain emblazoned in a viewer’s mind for a very long time." - Seattle PI
"Rouge is about the color red, about physicality, sexuality, carnality, the nexus of visceral association that marketing is so fond of hijacking. But it also tries to remind you that it’s not a word. It’s yours." - The SunBreak
Here's another sampling of what audiences have been writing about Rouge:
"Loved it, absolutely riveting. A phenomenal performance and the perfect blend of concept and theater arts. I'm still speechless and in awe of her disinhibited physicality." - anonymous
"guess I am still confused. It was memorable. There was definitely dramatic tension: what will she pull out of her treasure box next? Is she going to choke on red candy? Will I have to do the Heimlich maneuver? I wonder how this would change if she were asking the question in French? will there ever be other lines? What is she going to do next? How can she top that? IS SHE GOING TO SET HERSELF ON FIRE??
Anyway, I go to OTB to see stuff that is thought provoking, and this show definitely fit the ticket. Thank you for...
A woman enters the room, holding a pepper and begins to eat. The act exists somewhere between consuming and being consumed. A pair of eyes invite me in. Juice comes as a drip, a dribble, a stream; consecrating chin, shirt, skirt, floor, space.
It is impossibly red.
Language comes similarly. A drip/dribble/stream/scream. Her voice, ours, mine.
Rules morph and stakes change. I feel betrayed, first by a string of lights, then by a swatch of green, before remembering that in the beginning there were seeds and a stem.
A hot water bottle between her legs evokes an unexpected squeal of glee. The admission jumps from my gut without my permission. Watching hips and thighs create red spin art on the floor, I concede, yes, I have always wished my body worked like that.
Lane says shaman, and as the minutes wage on, I become increasingly aware of the shifting barometric pressure of this room. The air has changed. My breath sits somewhere else. It is slower...
Here's a look at what's arrived in my inbox this morning about Julie Andree T.'s Rouge.
"Loved it. Another unique and bombastic reason I subscribe every year. File this one under Huge, along with The Shipment, A Bloody Mess and The Realest MC. Stay on your toes and prepare to have your edges pushed!" - Dave E
"There is something very familiar and likeable about Julie. Maybe it is because she invites you along on the ride. Maybe because she is clearly playing onstage. She is playing, she is dancing, she is exploring sex and war and death and art and music and all the things you wanted to do as a kid. Like show everyone the food you are chewing and painting yourself and curling up in a ball on the floor under a big warm blanket. She explores holidays and cliches and toys and "toys". She...
receiving rouge
black & white it begins
white rolls unrolled
on a black floor
stark a star without ambience
radiant off
the lights are submarines
dangling in space
no wings
white tape winged out
little runways
not straight
silver wires hung from heaven
kinkless shoots
a horizontal clothesline
a contrail cuts through
she julie arrives ado-less
silver & white almost stark not quite
with a pepper in hand red
she eats it her face is gone
her mouth a maw stretches inhabits it
only her eyes are bored up wrapped around
punch pink red dribbles down
over her white t-shirt skirt legs feet
the nice white floor paper
red is the first mar
who said fertile
christina?
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