FROM BEING WHERE YOU WERE Intensity 20.15: Grace Chase by Claire Chase together with This is Mary Brown by Winsome Brown

  • Nov 3 - 4, 2023

  • PS21 Black Box Theater

    2980 New York 66
    Chatham, New York 12037
Ticket Price $10.00-$35.00 Buy Tickets
Description

Two unique works celebrating the life force of powerfully spirited women. For the first time, Pauline Oliveros’ Intensity 2015: Grace Chase written for and performed by MacArthur Award and Avery Fisher prizewinning flutist Claire Chase, and Winsome Brown’s poignant and hilarious play This is Mary Brown will be offered together as companion pieces.

 

Claire Chase: “The most important flutist of our time.” - The New York Times

Winsome Brown: “Ms. Brown is engrossing.” - The New York Times

 

Intensity 2015: Grace Chase is a moving and genre-bending work of music, theatre, and storytelling. Composed by Pauline Oliveros from texts by Chase’s grandmother, it is an intimate and revelatory piece for flutes, text, and Expanded Instrument System, a sound processing system invented by Oliveros.  Levy Lorenzo accompanies. Winsome Brown directs this new staging.

 

Winsome Brown’s monodrama This is Mary Brown is a funny and tender exploration of family, addiction, life, and death. The New York Times called it, “Lovely. Genuine, touching, quietly affecting.” The Scotsman called it, “Warm and funny. Beautiful. Inspiring.” PS21 is pleased to present this new version of the play.

 

Chase and Brown have been friends for 15 years. These pieces mark the first time they have made art from their own family stories. Join us for an evening of friendship, music, and theater. The performances will be followed by a conversation between Chase and Brown.

 

CREDITS

 

Intensity 2015: Grace Chase by Pauline Oliveros


Flutes, text Claire Chase
Expanded Instrument System Levy Lorenzo
Original Lighting Nick Houfek

Directed by Winsome Brown

Runtime 25 minutes

 

Intermission

 

This is Mary Brown

 

Written & Performed by Winsome Brown
Directed by Brad Rouse

Runtime 55 minutes
 

Date & Time

Nov 3 - 4, 2023

Venue Details

PS21 Black Box Theater

2980 New York 66
Chatham, New York 12037 PS21 Black Box Theater
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About PS21

Established in Chatham, NY in 2006, PS21 supports innovative performing artists and creators and introduces their work to a broader audience, while also providing the surrounding region with opportunities for arts engagement regardless of economic status, cultural background, and age.

 

Five acres of PS21's 100+ acres are developed; the rest are meadows and woodlands. Situated near the theater are the Dance Barn, a rehearsal and performance venue, and two artists’ residences accommodating sixteen individuals. The PS21 property is also host to the Chatham Farm Animal Rescue. PS21's new theater and rural campus are important resources for both visiting artists and the community, optimized for the public's enjoyment and to encourage citizen expression and participation. 

 

The 350-seat theater is a state-of-the-art, green facility offering resident makers and performers the tools and flexibility for successful innovation and collaboration in the development of sophisticated multi-media work. Few other US facilities are able to provide this level of technical support. PS21 operates year-round, supporting performances by and residencies for dancers, choreographers, musicians, composers, actors and creators. The summer season is PS21's public highlight, during which a full calendar of performances is augmented with a myriad of events and workshops, many of which are free of charge and involve community collaboration with the gifted artists in residence.

 

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