Abu Dhabi, UAE @ The NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center – April 16th-18th, 2015
Imagine Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been buried in a mass grave with its predecessors, Saxo Grammaticus’ Amleth, Belleforest’s Hamlet and the originating Scandinavian mythologies of this epic (known as the UR-Hamlet). Among all of these buried bodies of text live the memories of death, madness, revenge, compassion, and love that plague the human existence. Now imagine Theater Mitu unearths this grave.
Resisting a traditional staging of Hamlet, Theater Mitu investigates these remains as material that amplifies, explores and wrestles with what it is to be born, to truly live and to die. Part installation, part theater, part rock concert— the piece both harmonizes with and revolts against Hamlet’s narratives, languages and histories. Theater Mitu challenges the boundaries between classical adaptation and contemporary performance with this site-specific, hyper-theatricalized production.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: Scott SpahrLEAD SOUND DESIGNER: Alex HawthornLEAD TECHNOLOGY DESIGNER: Justin NestorINSTALLATIONS, ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOUND: Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Alex Hawthorn, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Candida K. Nichols, Rubén Polendo, Ellen Reid, Attilio Rigotti, Scott SpahrLEAD ARCHITECTURAL INSTALL: Justin Nestor, Rubén Polendo, Walter Ryon, Scott SpahrORIGINAL SONGS BY: The OthermenLEAD TEXT ARCHITECTURE AND DRAMATURGY: Jocelyn ClarkeADDITIONAL TEXT ARCHITECTURE: Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Alex Hawthorn, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Candida K. Nichols, Rubén Polendo, Attilio Rigotti, Scott SpahrSTAGE MANAGEMENT: Lizzy LeeASSOCIATE PRODUCER FOR THEATER MITU: Tyler PenfieldASSOCIATE PRODUCER FOR NYU'S ABU DHABI PROGRAM: Gaar AdamsPRACTICAL RESEARCH AND ARCHIVE BY: Kayla Asbell, Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Jocelyn Clarke, Adam Cochran, Jef Evans, Alex Hawthorn, Elizabeth Hess, Lizzy Lee, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Candida K. Nichols, Rubén Polendo, Ellen Reid, Attilio Rigotti, Gurukkal Sivakumar, Swapna Sivakumar, Scott Spahr, Liam Torres, Thanapol Dtam VirulhakulAUTHORED BY: Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Jocelyn Clarke, Ale Hawthorn, Lizzy Lee, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Candida K Nichols, Rubén Polendo, Attilio Rigotti, and Scott SpahrPERFORMANCE STYLE AND APPROACH WAS DEVELOPED WITH AND BY THE FOLLOWING ACTORS: Kayla Asbell, Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Adam Cochran, Elizabeth Hess, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Attilio Rigotti, Gurukkal Sivakumar, Swapna Sivakumar, Scott Spahr, Liam Torres, Thanapol Dtam Virulhakul
Denis Butkus, Aysan Celik, Alex Hawthorn, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Attilio Rigotti, Scott Spahr
