WORLD PREMIERE
Urban Odyssey
March 22 – April 8, 2012
Ellen Stewart Theatre
La MaMa - New York
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TheaterOnline.com, by Rachel Wohlander
Urban Odyssey depicts the experience of immigration to America through movement and visual theatre. It is a new work that is the culmination of a ten year investigation. The project began in 2002 with a production created from my personal experience as a Colombian immigrant. “9 Windows”, 1st episode, revealed a series of multi-media experiences of being a displaced immigrant. “Open Door”, 2nd episode (2006), addressed the impact of the many immigrants from diverse cultural backgrounds that make up NYC; revealing their histories and states of mind. “Room to Panic”, 3rd episode (2008), depicted the joy, fear, alienation and struggle that reveal the allure, disillusionments and rites of passage to achieve the American Dream.
Urban Odyssey will merge all these concepts, creating an epic journey that acknowledges the inevitability of a new American culture. A voyage of human experience, from leaving ones homeland, to finding a new country, to making a new home and setting down roots.
This project made possible in part with public funds from The Jim Henson Foundation; NALAC Diverse Arts Spaces Grant Program and the Ford Foundation Diverse Arts Spaces; Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and the STAR Initiative.
Conceived by Federico Restrepo and Denise Greber
Designed, Directed & Choreographed by Federico Restrepo
Music Composed by Elizabeth Swados
Text by Elias Khoury
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Touring Schedule
In Retrospect
Red House Arts Center
April 19 – 21, 2012
201 S. West St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
315- 425-0405
Urban Odyssey
Panamerican Routes Festival
Organized by Aluna Theatre
May 16 – 21, 2012
Theatre Passe Muraille
16 Ryerson Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2P3
416.504.7529
