GENERATOR: Pestilence Part 1

Expressionistic and experimental, GENERATOR: Pestilence Part 1’s narrative begins with a spark of energy triggering life on the planet. A cluster of single celled organisms develop and evolve into clusters of pre-humans. Science and mythology merge to create an origin narrative. GENERATOR climaxes in a lyrical expression of language sung by the African spider god of stories, Anansi.

GENERATOR operates as an order-three Venn diagram. The center of the Reuleaux triangle is the collaboration between Jack Waters and John Michael Swartz, followed by intersections created by the Queer Skinned Kitchen band NYOBS. The ring of greatest intersections represents the 35 year partnership of Visual AIDS Artist Members Jack Waters and Peter Cramer, former co-directors of ABC No Rio. The cast includes Davi Cohen, Bryce Payne, Maddie Schimmel, and JC Augustin.


Performance Schedule: Thursday to Saturday at 8PM; Sunday at 3PM
Run Time: 90 Minutes

Creative Team:
Jack Waters - Concept originator/Writer/Producer/Director
Peter Cramer - Concept direction, visual design, installations, lighting, and stagecraft
John Michael Swartz - Music/Sound composition, installations, interactive media
Mike Cacciatore - Music, sets, props, and moving image design and facilitation
Christopher Roberts - Co-design, fabrication, and coordination of sets and props
Rodrigo Chazaro - Co-design and fabrication of sets and props
Austin Windels - Co-design and fabrication of sets and props
Susan Salinger - Production resource development
Barbara Hoon - Production resource development/pilates trainer
Stefani Mar - Costume/set consultant
Ethan Shoshan - Olfactory Score
Tim Cusack - Consultant on dramaturgy and production
Sylvie Degiez - Consultant on tone, frequency, cultural anthropology, philosophy, magic

About the Artists:

The Pestilence Team consists of multiply trained intergenerational, integrative artists decentralized in a collaboration where form itself is a plastic, malleable element of production. They roll as the non-profit artist collective Allied Productions, Inc, whose primary venue is Le Petit Versailles, the world renowned community arts garden at NYC's historically cutting edge of the Lower East Side.

For more info on the show go to the GENERATOR: https://pestilenza.com/

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