"Poetic Lyricism: Body Language"

Presentd by Poetic Theater Productions and MTF

March 7, 2020

The Wild Project

Directed by Sidney Erik Wright

coordinated by Ellen Mischinski, Jeremy Karafin, Sidney Erik Wright, and Brandon Powers

Festival Producer/Artistic Director Jeremy Karafin

Festival Producer/PSM Ellen Mischinski

Festival Projection Design Lisa Renkel & Brian Pacelli

Festival Projection Design Intern Taylor Gordon

Festival Lighting Design Christina Tang

Festival Audio Engineer Ray Archie

Festival Technical Director Ori Bensimhon

Festival Associate Producers Julian Sky & Kelly Teaford

Festival Box Office Manager Milo Jordan

Photos by Hunter Canning

Poetic Lyricism: Body Language, co-presented by Poetic Theater Productions and Musical Theatre Factory, featured new collaborations merging poetry, music, and choreography. Poetic Lyricism explores the intersection of poetry and musical theater, and serves as an experimental lab for developing new work. Artists presented short devised pieces set to live music in an environment that supports and enhances collaboration as well as the lyrical possibilities of spoken word and body.

Featuring

Choreographers: Adam Fleming, Albert Andrew Garcia, Susan Toni, Kelsey Burns, Louis DeVaughn Nelson, Georgina Bates

Musician/Composers: Erika Y Ji, Alex Petti, Stephen Elkins, Danny Haengil Larsen, ES Wex (Emily Wexler), Karl Hedrick

Poets: Jennifer Cendaña Armas, Nkosi Nkululeko, Layla Diaz-Ferreiro, Celeste Sage (Tabatha Gayle), Jenny Pacanowski, Teshale Nuer