The… Musician. An Étude (2014)

Produced by

Toronto Laboratory Theatre

Presented by

Theátrus

Creator: Art Babayants
Director: Art Babayants

Based on the novella by V.G. Korolenko

Adapted from the translation by Helen Altschuler

Venue

Dancemakers Centre for Creation – Studio #313

Run

January 17th, 2014 – January 26th, 2014

Synopsis

Adapted from the 19th century Ukrainian-Russian novella The Blind Musician by Vladimir Korolenko, The … Musician. An Étude is an inventive new play that tells the powerful story of a boy born without sight who learns to communicate through music. The sixty-minute drama explores the senses and their limitations through the innovative interplay of lighting, spoken text, physical gestures and live classical piano music. The stunning stylistic invention of The … Musician. An Étude challenges the audience’s perceptions, inviting spectators to dive into a world where the most common signs of communication are perpetually concealed. With the aim of accessibility, the performance pairs stunning visuals with a rich auditory experience. (thedistillerydistrict.com)

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Cast

Shelley Liebembuk	Performer
Clayton Gray	Performer
Kevin Kashani	Performer

Creative Team

V.G. Korolenko	Author
Helen Altschuler	Translator
Art Babayants	Creator
Art Babayants	Director
Paul Stoesser	Scenographer
Paul Stoesser	Lighting Designer
Dmitry Zhukovsky	Assistant Director
Allison Leadley	Text Dramaturge
Isabel Stowell-Kaplan	Production Dramaturge
Shelley Liebembuk	Dramaturge
Clayton Gray	Dramaturge
Kevin Kashani	Dramaturge

Music

Art Babayants

Musician

Production

Art Babayants	Producer
Mark Rochford	Producer
Dmitry Zhukovsky	Producer
Virginia Cardinal	Stage Manager
Oleg Kisselev	Movement Coach
Christopher Sutherland	Lighting Board Operator
Bianca Hossain	Production Assistant
C.J. Astronomo	Lighting Technician
Eva Cherney	Lighting Technician
Nina Kaye	Publicist
Louis Schreyer Duarte	Poster Design
Yulia Rubina	Community Outreach

Staff

Alaina Perttula

Head Technician

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