Basil Twist is a primary force in the art of adult puppetry in America. His “Dogugaeshi” is the closest to a refined Performance Art – like work San Diegans will see this season.He won the Obie Award in 1998 for “Symphonie Fantastique,” a piece performed with puppets submerged in water. The show played to sold-out houses and return engagements.
Mr. Twist takes the discipline’s style to several “next” levels with a joyful conglomeration of theatrical elements. For those of us who still mourn the demise of the Golden Age of Performance Art, this show is the closest performance work that produces a rich and unexpected theatricality.
"A gorgeous..cavorting..dance...it will come to you as far as you let it in" - The New York Times"A hypnotic and hermetic spectacle" - Newsday
"Intimate and spectacular, a haunting abstract piece about lost traditions" - The New York Sun
Dogugaeshi by Basil Twist
La Jolla Playhouse June 10 – 14, 2009General Admission: $30; Subscribers: $25
Original Shamisen Compositions written and performed by Yukimo Tanaka
Video Projection Design by Peter Flaherty
Lighting Design by Andrew Hill
Sound Design by Greg Duffin
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