REDCAT's NOW Festival is known for supporting the development of experimental performances. Its 20th iteration, which begins Thursday, is no different.
JOJO ABOT will share an immersive spatial opera titled “A God of Her Own Making” at the REDCAT NOW Festival.REDCAT. Performances range from music to theater and address current issues with experimental takes. This year’s artists include
JOJO ABOT, Tuixén Benet, Erica Bitton, Cade, Vanessa Hernández Cruz, Melissa Ferrari, Mark Golamco, Ironstone, Huntrezz Janos, Jordi, Antigoni Tsagkaropoulou. The festival is known for providing artists space to explore and develop works in progress in hopes of developing them into larger pieces. But don’t take my word for it.” at last year’s NOW Festival and will now be sharing a full-length version of the experimental theater piece at REDCAT in December.
“This Emancipation Thing” re-performs documents about second-wave feminism with a diverse ensemble, contextualizing and adding new perspectives to the texts of the ’60s and ’70s. At the 2022 festival, the piece was 40 minutes long. It has now evolved into a durational piece that lasts six hours. Throughout the performance, texts about sexual politics and abortion in the ’60s are recited and followed by discussion.
Lyons attributed the development of their theater piece to REDCAT’s willingness to offer space and support for experimental work. “It’s one of the few places where it’s possible to get support for a new piece from the very beginning of the idea through to the premiere,” they said.and tickets to a single performance range from
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