Undefined Fraction is a puppet theatre dance piece inspired by the Spanish-language play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Life’s a Dream, which traces patterns of inequality and reflects on the principles of justice, guilt, punishment, and the conflict between free will and fate.

Loco7 explores the philosophical question of whether this so-called “real world” is actually some sort of illusion, a “dream” from which we will be awakened some day. The moral question, then, is how should we be acting if this is some sort of test, some revelation about our character, our “nobility,” that will be revealed at death?

Generously supported by The Jim Henson Foundation, New York State Presenters Network, and by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council programs—The Fund, supported by New York State Council of the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Process Space Residency.

CREDITS

Inspired by Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s play Life’s a Dream
Conceived and adapted by Federico Restrepo & Denise Greber

Directed, choreographed and designed by Federico Restrepo
Music: Tareke Ortiz
Costume Design: Becky Hubbert

Featuring: Amira Aziza, Ale Fips, Denise Greber, Chris Ignacio, Hope Kroog, Jessica Krueger, Chris Rehmann, Federico Restrepo, & José Rivera Jr.

Musicians: Juan Bayon, Tareke Ortiz, & Chriz Zaborowski

Puppet Fabrication Assistants: Carolina Restrepo & Ale Fips

PRESENTATIONS

Presented by Dixon Place as part of Puppet Blok Series
Work-in-Progress Presentation
December 18, 2014

World Premiere
November 19–29, 2015
Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa

Panamerican Routes Festival organized by Aluna Theatre (Toronto, CA)
October 2016

PRESS 

“Review: Undefined Fraction”
Joy Notoma, Front Row Center

“Loco 7’s ‘Undefined Fraction’ at La MaMa”
Martin Denton, NY Theater Now

“Review: “Undefined Fraction” at the 2015 La MaMa Puppet Series”
Jackie Danziger, Stage Buddy

“Uncommon Core: Undefined Fraction”
JK Clarke, Theater Pizzazz