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Haunts

June 1 – June 10, 2012

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Directed and conceived by Geo Wyeth in collaboration with the cast and crew

Nineteenth century American gynecologist James Marion Sims, famous for perfecting his procedures on enslaved African women, encounters his biracial transgender great-great-great grandchild in a collapsed and imagined dream space. Based on Wyeth’s own family lineage, Haunts retraces a contradictory history of violence and ironic inheritance through an incantation of dreams and embodied recollection. Using his body as a point of converging histories, Haunts displays Wyeth’s virtuosity and dynamic presence.

Made possible through residencies at Ars Nova Theater (2009) and the Performance Art Institute (2011)
Developed through support of the Jerome Foundation’s Travel & Research Grant (2011)

Crew:
Elizabeth Orr, Visual Collaborator/Set Design
Mariana Valencia, Costume consultant
Barbara Samuels, Lighting Designer

Performers:
Tanisha Thompson
Sam Miller
niv Acosta
& Karel Van Beekom (saxophone)

Part of the Queer New York International Arts Festival / June 7–15 / queerny.org

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