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NEW!ORIGINAL!WORKS!FESTIVAL3&WEEKS&•&9&NEW&ORIGINAL&WORKS&•&1&NOW!Thursday,!July!25!–!Sunday,!August!10http://www.redcat.org/festival/newDoriginalDworksDfestivalD2013&FEATURINGChristine!Marie!&!EnsembleDaniel!CorralJennie!MaryTai!LiuMecca!Vazie!AndrewsMorgan!Thorson!&!Meg!WolfePaul!Fraser,!Genevieve!Gearhart!&!Deena!SelenowSamantha!GoodmanTyler!Matthew!OyerWaewdao!Sirisook!&!Ronnarong!Khampha!!LOS&ANGELES,&CA&—This&July&REDCAT&launches&its&tenth&annual&New&Original&Works&Festival,a&threeDweek&celebration&of&Los&Angeles'&vibrant&community&of&artists&making&work&for&thestage.&Featuring&nine&new&original&works&by&regional&dance,&theater,&music&and&multimediaartists,&this&year's&festival&will&be&held&July&25,&2013&through&August&10,&2013&with&threedistinct&programs&over&three&consecutive&weekends.&Individual&tickets&are&$18&with&studentdiscounts&available;&a&Festival&Pass&is&available&for&$36,&and&offers&audiences&a&chance&toexperience&the&full&breadth&of&vision&that&is&NOW.

&In&the&spirit&of&CalArts,&REDCAT's&parent&institution,&the&New&Original&Works&Festival&servesas&a&catalyst&for&creativity&and&new&ideas—while&offering&audiences&an&inspiring&view&of&ageneration&of&artists&among&us.&Over&its&ten&year&history,&the&program&has&launched&76works&by&an&impressive&roster&of&alumni&who&continue&to&be&seen&on&stages&throughout&theU.S.,&including&New&York,&Philadelphia,&Portland,&Austin,&San&Francisco&and&beyond—toPoland,&France,&India,&Nepal&and&the&UK.&Click&to&view&complete&list&of&NOW&alumni.&"Each&summer&we&transform&our&theater&into&a&laboratory&for&artists&who&are&interrogatingdisciplines,&reDimagining&traditions&and&exploring&hybrid&forms,"&explains&REDCAT&associatedirector&George&Lugg.&"The&10th&New&Original&Works&Festival&marks&a&decade&of&artisticexperimentation&and&new&visions&of&work&for&the&stage.&And&for&three&weekends,&we&sharetheir&results&with&festival&audiences&ready&to&encounter&artists&taking&the&next&step."&The&assortment&of&innovative&multidisciplinary&work&being&offered&this&summer&will&rewardadventurous&audiences&with&three&daring&and&distinctive&programs&over&the&threeconsecutive&weeks...&WEEK!1:!JULY!25,!26!&!27Thursday,!Friday,!Saturday!at!8:30!pm&

&CHRISTINE!MARIE!&!ENSEMBLE4TRAINS!(from!Signaling!Arcana)Working&behind&screen&and&onDstage,&Christine&Marie&and&her&ensemble&of&actors&and&artistsconstruct&live&shadow&theater&reminiscent&of&silentDera&cinema&and&enhanced&by&handDbuiltstereoscopic&3D&technologies.&Her&current&project&of&poetic,&visual&storytelling&explores19thDcentury&American&industrialization&through&the&eyes&of&a&young&couple.&Set&to&a&scoreby&Dan&Cantrell,&this&wordless&fable&reveals&a&nation&forging&fullDsteam&into&an&unknowablefuture,&one&in&which&notions&of&time&and&toil&are&rapidly&changing,&and&rail&lines&fuel&anexpansive&transformation&of&the&collective&imagination.&MECCA!VAZIE!ANDREWSMOLLY,MAPS,ERRATICPart&William&S.&Burroughs&and&part&Whoopi&Goldberg,&Molly&Delilah&Roundtree&(a.k.a.&MeccaVazie&Andrews)&attempts&to&orient&others&to&this&decidedly&offDkilter&world&wheresubcultures&collide.&In&spoken&prose&both&funny&and&poignant,&Andrews'&alterDego&speaksfrom&the&clear&haze&of&her&anxious&but&perceptive&mind,&while&her&ensemble&of&dancers,&theMOVEMENT&movement,&fight&to&contain&their&compassionately&rebellious&energy.

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!JENNIE!MARYTAI!LIUACTRESS,FURYJennie&MaryTai&Liu's&latest&work&is&a&dramatic&journey&that&explores&the&very&nature&ofambition,&an&interdisciplinary&examination&that&parses&out&a&conundrum&of&aspiration,vanity,&discipline&and&fear.&Developed&in&collaboration&with&visual&artist&Tanya&Brodsky,&andfeaturing&sound&design&by&Mark&Nieto&and&Julia&Bembenek,&Actress&Fury&employs&threefemale&performers&to&portray&one&tormented&actress&as&she&conjures&legendary&figures,including&Ajax,&Nijinsky&and&Joan&Crawford,&in&an&invocation&of&the&human&desire&to&act&uponthe&world,&and&to&be&recognized&for&those&actions.&TYLER!MATTHEW!OYER100,YEARS,OF,NOISE:,BEYONCÉ,IS,READY,TO,RECEIVE,YOU,NOWIn&1913,&Luigi&Russolo&penned&his&influential&manifesto&The%Art%of%Noises&and&opened&up&newsonic&realms&for&consideration.&In&January&of&2013,&Beyoncé&shared&reflections&on&her&lifeand&art&with&GQ&magazine.&Tyler&Matthew&Oyer&places&these&two&figures—a&powerful&popdiva&at&the&top&of&her&game&and&a&man&who&sought&the&"great&renewal&of&music"—in&adysfunctional&dialogue&across&a&century.&With&stark&contrast,&contradiction&and&absurdity,100%Years%of%Noise:%Beyoncé&is&ready&to&receive&you&now&illuminates&the&politics&of&aural

pleasure,&past&and&present.&WAEWDAO!SIRISOOK!&!RONNARONG!KHAMPHAFAUWN,LEB/IDENTITYFauwn&Leb,&the&traditional&fingernail&dance&of&Northern&Thailand,&serves&as&a&marketablesymbol&of&the&region's&Lanna&culture&and&its&heritage,&while&being&distorted&by&diverseeconomic&and&political&interests.&In&this&duet&created&by&two&contemporary&practitioners,Waewdao&Sirisook&and&Ronnarong&Khampha&perform&with&depth&and&humor,&recountingearly&life&experiences&that&drew&them&to&Fauwn&Leb—and&the&divergent&global&forces&theynow&navigate—to&reflect&the&dynamic&vitality&of&contemporary&Lanna&society&and&thefundamental&tensions&within&artistic&and&cultural&representations.&+&+&+&WEEK!3:!AUGUST!8,!9!&!10Thursday,!Friday,!Saturday!at!8:30!pm&

&DANIEL!CORRALDISLIKEComposer&Daniel&Corral's&Dislike&exposes&the&dark&side&of&online&anonymity&and&openDforumcommunication&by&constructing&a&libretto&from&commentary&on&YouTube's&most&"disliked"video.&As&the&eightDpiece&accordion&orchestra&Free&Reed&Conspiracy&envelops&the&listener&ina&lush&and&comforting&sonic&world,&members&of&The&People's&Microphony&Camerata&speakand&sing&userDposted&comments—a&surreal&text&filled&with&anger,&mischief,&naivety,homophobia&and&desperation.&Dislike&is&a&21st&century&operatic&testament&to&the&breadth&ofemotions&swirling&around&the&Internet.&MORGAN!THORSON!&!MEG!WOLFETHE,OTHER,THINGTwo&singular&dance&artists,&Los&AngelesDbased&Meg&Wolfe&and&MinneapolisDbased&MorganThorson,&perform&a&living,&and&moving,&document&of&the&process&of&human&connection.&Aseries&of&choreographic&encounters&staged&in&multiple&cities&allowed&Thorson&and&Wolfe&totrace&the&interactions&that&unlocked&mutual&recognition.&In&intimately&paired&solos,&eachdancer&performs&in&newDfound&proximity,&authoring&their&shared&history&with&varyingdegrees&of&authenticity&and&struggle.&The&result&is&a&dance&done&to&destroy&the&awkwardstate&of&not&knowing&each&other—exuberant,&deficient,&tender&and&daring.&Made%possible%by%the%New%England%Foundation%for%the%Arts'%National%Dance%Project,%with%lead%funding%from%the

Doris%Duke%Charitable%Foundation%and%additional%funding%from%The%Andrew%W.%Mellon%Foundation.&PAUL!FRASER,!GENEVIEVE!GEARHART!&!DEENA!SELENOWTOXIKOSPlayful&and&potent,&Toxikos&is&a&tragically&delightful&popDtheater&event&from&director&DeenaSelenow,&composer&Paul&Fraser&and&choreographer&Genevieve&Gearhart.&With&an&allDfemalecast&of&six&vocalists,&they&take&on&the&text&of&Sophocles'&Philoctetes,&one&of&the&only&Greekplays&completely&devoid&of&women,&and&set&it&to&a&sonic&deconstruction&of&Britney&Spear'ssmash&hit&"Toxic."&Performed&to&a&live&score&and&accompanied&by&an&audience&armed&withkazoos,&Toxikos&serves&up&its&irreconcilable&moral&dilemmas&with&superDsexy&dance&movesand&the&taste&of&a&poison&paradise.&+&+&+&For&more&information,&visit&the&event&webpage&on&REDCAT.ORG:http://www.redcat.org/festival/newDoriginalDworksDfestivalD2013&To&request&press&accommodations,&photos,&interviews,&additional&information,&media&orimages,&please&contact&Kelly&Hargraves&at&213&237D2873&or&REDCATpr@calarts.edu.&+&+&+&The%New%Original%Works%Festival%is%funded%in%part%with%generous%support%by%a%grant%from%theNational%Endowment%For%the%Arts.&+&+&+&TICKETS!&!INFORMATION&New!Original!Works!Festival!2013&Date(s)/Time(s):Thursday,&July&25&at&8:30&pmFriday,&July&26&at&8:30&pmSaturday,&July&27&at&8:30&pmThursday,&August&1&at&8:30&pmFriday,&August&2&at&8:30&pmSaturday,&August&3&at&8:30&pmThursday,&August&8&at&8:30&pmFriday,&August&9&at&8:30&pmSaturday,&August&10&at&8:30&pm&Ticketing:$18!general!($14&members&&&students)$36&festival&pass&(See&all&three&programs&for&$36)&&Seating&is&general&admission&and&tickets&are&available&for&purchase&in&person&at&REDCAT&Box

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