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TRICKSTER THEATER

Directed and Conceived by Papo Colo

“The Trickster performance theatre is an experimental approach to presenting performance art in which unique individual voices make up a collective work. The artists develop a specific shared subject. The group performs simultaneously inside an exhibition of the same subject. The curve of performance art is the collective theatre.”
-Papo Colo, Director

	CHANGE OF SKIN 2009 Directed by Papo Colo Actors: Carmel Amit, Zoe Anastassiou, Mia Anderson, Jenn Dees, Pascal Escriout, Manuel Fihman, Ellie Foumbi, Barbara Klaaysen, Arooj Majid, Ashley Martinsen, Ampora McLean, Miriam Mintz, Soleil Nikki, Eugene Santiago, Malin Tybahl, Moema Umann Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	VENUS EROTICA 2009 Directed by Papo Colo Actors: Carmel Amit, Rena Anakwe, Amanda Broomel, Oni Brown, Jenn Dees, Aizzah Fatima, Rebecca Hirota, Zoe Lukov, Ashley Martinsen, Miriam Mintz, Saoko Okano, Belen Oyola-Rebez, Martina Potratz, Laryn Stout Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	ADVENTURES OF ZIGZAG 2009 Directed by Papo Colo Actors: Carmel Amit, Ashton Crosby, Jenn Dees, Pascal Escriout, Aizzah Fatima, Manuel Fihman, Zoe Lukov, Ashley Martinsen, Miriam Mintz, Belen Oyola-Rebez, Jorge Rubio, Eugene Santiago, David Speer, Laryn Stout Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	CONFESSIONS OF THE FACE 2008 Tuesday July 29, 2008 8pm Directed by Papo Colo A Flama Films Production 'Confessions of the Face' explores the power of storytelling and the power of the human face as an expression of individuality. Under the direction of Papo Colo, founder and director of Trickster Theater, cultural producer of Exit Art and independent performance artist, an eclectic group of young New York actors have developed ten 10-minute monologues, collectively presented here, using the face as a landscape and a fictional autobiography as text. Featuring mainly first-generation Americans from diverse cultural backgrounds, each of these monologues relates a distinct history. African-American, Puerto-Rican, Italian, Eastern European, Southwestern, Mexican and Russian actors use recollections of family and cultural history to create the script, using the face as the basic visual material. “The face, the professional tool of the actor, is placed in the middle of their personal emotions,” says director Papo Colo. Consistent with Trickster Theater’s long-standing commitment to pioneering, interdisciplinary programming, this project synthesizes live performance with new media. In contemporary theater, the actor is treated as an instrument of the script; the personal experience and emotional memory of the actor is set aside. 'Confessions of the Face' elevates and pays homage to the actor, as he or she actively participates, creating personal stories that are, at once, fictional and autobiographical. Theater is presented here as a collaborative enterprise in which the director works with each actor to develop the script. The human face as both landscape and narrative is the primary vehicle of 'Confessions of the Face'. Artists: Lily Burd, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Jennifer Dees, Elia Monte-Brown, Carolina Puente, Maria Silverman Actors/Writers: Lily Burd, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Jennifer Dees, Heidi Jackson, Elia Monte-Brown, Cliff Samara, Tom Serafini, Maria Silverman, Jonathan Stern, Victoria Tate Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	SOMEHOW 2008 Exit Art, Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Thursday, April 17, 2008 Performances Written and Performed by: Sarah-Violet Bliss, Lily Burd, Jennifer Claire Dees, Elia Monte-Brown, Maria Silverman Concept and Direction: Papo Colo Assistants: Jolie Pichardo and Eun Woo Cho Using the exhibition BRAINWAVE: Common Senses as a stage, Trickster Theater juxtaposed monologues about the brain to create a modular play. Sarah-Violet Bliss’ piece revealed the inner monologue of an uneasy woman trying to fall asleep. Lily Burd (on video screen) performed a collage of historical surrealist texts. Jennifer Dees’ performance explored an encounter with an autistic individual’s terms of communication, and the inherent barriers of language. Elia Monte-Brown presented “The Last Frontier”, a look at the way beautiful minds are destroyed. Maria Silverman’s “Mind the Map” examined the space between our physiological brain and the experimental mind. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	CANNON DIALOGUES 2008 Saturday, January 19 and 26 Cannon Dialogues uses a visual art exhibition (Exit Art’s Love/War/Sex , on view through January 26) as the stage for a play that is, in part, written by the actors. It is a play in which 2 cannons point at each other; in which the actors’ performances are based on their own texts that are inspired by the narrative papering the walls; with the intervention of ghosts and apparitions; and with music by Francisco Colon Quintero. Artists: Lily Burd, Sarah-Violet Bliss, Jennifer Dees, Elia Monte-Brown, Carolina Puente, Maria Silverman Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	TROPICAL AREA 2007 June 16 and 23, 8-10 pm “Tropical Area explores geography, the influence of climate over behavior, the exotic nature of tourism, the positive and negative impact of isolation, and the will to reach beyond borders. Tropical Area is a study by dynamic visual actors that are combining sexuality, geopolitics, mythology and beach culture into an evening of effervescence and brainy entertainment, a continuous visual and physical ponder in your spirit. The artists perform simultaneously as they assume characters that provoke the constant atmosphere of the tropics.“ Papo Colo Artsists: Rob Andrews, Eun Woo Cho, Saeri Kiritani, Julia Mandle, Oleg Mavromatti, Jolie Pichardo, Pasha RA, Boryanna Rossa, Rafael Sanchez and Jesus Sendòn, Aki Sasamoto Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	CONSTRUCT 2007 March 17 and 24, 2007 8PM An evening of new performances by Trickster Theater exploring ideas of building and layering. Artists: Rob Andrews, Eduardo Cintron, Boryana Rossa, Oleg Mavromatti, C. Ryder Cooley, Saeri Kiritani, Jolie Pichardo, Pasha Radetzki, Rafael Sanchez, Aki Sasamoto, Mark Stafford, Eun Woo Cho. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	WILD NIGHTS 2006 In conjunction with the exhibit Wild Girls exploring ideas concerning contemporary feminism, gender identity and sexuality. Artists: Ogechi Chieke, Mayumi Ishino, Saeri Kiritani, Jodie Lyn-kee-chow, Wanda Ortiz, Jolie Pichardo,Boryana Rossa and Oleg Mavromatti, Aki Sasamoto, Traci Tullius. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	WATER PROJECT 2006 As we become increasingly aware of the global water crisis we are forced to consider our personal relationship to water. Using their bodies, the participating artists address issues such as contamination, shortages, filtration, hygiene, and ritual. Artists: Rob Andrews, Mayumi Ishino, Saeri Kiritani, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, nicoykatisuhka, Pasha Radetzki, Rafael Sanchez, Akiko Sasamoto, Jeffrey Schiff, Jolie Pichardo, Mark Stafford. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	PRAYING PROJECT 2005 Prayingproject is a performance in which 21 artists presented their personal idea of prayer. Faith is one of the most prominent issues of the 21st century and prayingproject explored this spirituality. Artists: Rob Andrews, Sarah Chokyi Bauer, Paul Benney, Maria Bussmann, caraballo-farman , Karen Dolmanisth, Cécile Evans, Berioska Ipinza, Mayumi Ishino, Jae Rhim Lee, Annie Murdock, Nico y Katiushka, Laura Nova, Yasira Nun, Praxis, Pasha Radetzki, Chemi Rosado-Seijo, Aki Sasamoto, Jeffrey Schiff, Mark Stafford, Riva Weinstein, Beatrice L. Wolert. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME A Performance in Two Parts March 22, 2006 Loma De Los Vientos, San Juan, Puerto Rico May 29, 2006 Bajamar, San Juan, Puerto Rico Colo takes a ritualistic response to Puerto Rico’s disconnection to the United States due to Puerto Rico’s commonwealth status. He also represents Puerto Rico’s political parties’ struggle that wavers between wanting to be identified culturally as an independent state, yet politically confined to its commonwealth state. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.
	LA DIFERENCIA This is a collection of earlier Papo Colo solo performances starting from the late 70’s. Including the 1977 historical endurance performance Superman, which Colo runs and drags 51 lumber wood sticks tied to his body on the New York City West Side Highway until exhausted. Video will load in a Pop-Up Window. If you have Pop-Up blocker set in your browser, please disable now.