By Geoff Sobelle
Physical theater artist Geoff Sobelle (The Object Lesson, 2014 Next Wave) leads an ensemble of dancers and designers in a feat of impossible carpentry: raising a house onstage and making a home within it. Residents tumble through kitchens, beds, and baths in a spontaneous choreography of everyday life, as they move in, move out, clean up, burn down, sweep under, paint over, fence off, and move on. At once an enchanting experiment in collectivity and an affecting meditation on dwelling, HOME takes stock of all the stubborn forces that make a house a home.
Scenic design by Steven Dufala
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Original music by Elvis Perkins
Lighting design by Christopher Kuhl
Sound design by Brandon Wolcott
Costume design by Karen Young
Illusion design by Steve Cuiffo
Props design by Victoria Ross
Dramaturgy by Stefanie Sobelle
Choreography by David Neumann
Commissioned by BAM, Arizona State University – Gammage, New Zealand Festival, and Edinburgh International Festival.
Members of the BAM Patron Program are invited to enjoy a complimentary drink after select Next Wave performances and mingle with fellow patrons, cast, and crew at these exclusive celebrations.
Physical theater artist Geoff Sobelle offers this class in the generative theatrical technique employed in HOME, including the particularities around audience involvement and instructional choreography.
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