Irving Street Dinner Theater Presents
News of the Day in Review and Discussion Lounge
About Irving Street Dinner Theater: This is a partnering of the John Daniel Teply Gallery and Irving Street Tapas.
This is a call for artists, writers, and performers, who agree that current events are important, even frightening, and who are interested in exploring the themes of tragedy and comedy which are on display in our country's behavior and leadership. Are you interested in the storytelling potential in the archetypes of Trump or Joe Biden? Are you a creative person and interested in developing the archetypes, allegory, symbolism and metaphor in the service of the events of our time? Though you love Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, you hunger for a different approach to the news of the day in review.
We are looking for creative people who would like to identify and create art and performances from the archetypes, metaphors, and allegories found in the daily news. Creatives who are a real time witness to Shakespeare's portrayal of the foolishness and vanity of King Lear; Goya’s oil painting of the horrific appetite of Saturn eating his children; Tchaikovsky’s ballet of Princess Odette transforming into a swan each day to swim in a lake of her mothers tears; Sophocles’ Oedipus, who can't escape his fate; the blind poet Homer, singing his song of Helen as she dances on the walls of Troy. We are looking for creatives that understand that the reason these stories endure and are potent is because it is in the nature of our humanity. It is in our shortcomings and strengths, our failures and accomplishments, our pride and selflessness, that we continually reveal ourselves and create our stories.
The goal of the Irving Street Dinner Theater is to create a cadre of artists and performers who are engaged with current event topics through their expression and interpretation of those events. We envision forming a regular troupe but at this time, we are welcoming the one off experience and seeing how that organically evolves.
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For those interested, please contact John directly at [email protected]
About Irving Street Dinner Theater: This is a partnering of the John Daniel Teply Gallery and Irving Street Tapas.
This is a call for artists, writers, and performers, who agree that current events are important, even frightening, and who are interested in exploring the themes of tragedy and comedy which are on display in our country's behavior and leadership. Are you interested in the storytelling potential in the archetypes of Trump or Joe Biden? Are you a creative person and interested in developing the archetypes, allegory, symbolism and metaphor in the service of the events of our time? Though you love Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, you hunger for a different approach to the news of the day in review.
We are looking for creative people who would like to identify and create art and performances from the archetypes, metaphors, and allegories found in the daily news. Creatives who are a real time witness to Shakespeare's portrayal of the foolishness and vanity of King Lear; Goya’s oil painting of the horrific appetite of Saturn eating his children; Tchaikovsky’s ballet of Princess Odette transforming into a swan each day to swim in a lake of her mothers tears; Sophocles’ Oedipus, who can't escape his fate; the blind poet Homer, singing his song of Helen as she dances on the walls of Troy. We are looking for creatives that understand that the reason these stories endure and are potent is because it is in the nature of our humanity. It is in our shortcomings and strengths, our failures and accomplishments, our pride and selflessness, that we continually reveal ourselves and create our stories.
The goal of the Irving Street Dinner Theater is to create a cadre of artists and performers who are engaged with current event topics through their expression and interpretation of those events. We envision forming a regular troupe but at this time, we are welcoming the one off experience and seeing how that organically evolves.
YKYMF
For those interested, please contact John directly at [email protected]
