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Cobalt Glance
No One Wants to See the Wires
A Performance Directed by Curtis Walker of Impetus Arts
The first phase of this project was hosted by THE ALEMBIC SERIES at PERFORMANCE WORKS NW.
We were sold out every night.
The next phase will take place in March of 2010. We and new members and will show new and redeveloped material.
No One Wants To See the Wires follows artists Carole Zoom, Julie Osborn, Bill Alton, and Marian Dixon down a rabbit hole; as they regale us with escapades filled with wit, grief and hope. This event interweaves autobiographical stories of 3 very different people, to expose what makes them tick and what goes on behind the scenes when you live with disabilities.
The Cast:
Carole Zoom
Following a long and unexpected stay in ICU, Carole Zoom started to use art and performance as her way of expressing her transition from independence to interdependence: undergoing a tracheostomy, using a ventilator, and needing personal assistants full-time. Through her artwork she expresses observations on growing up when people with disabilities had no civil rights and becoming an organizer in the disability rights arena.
Julie Osborn
Julie Osborn has been affected by cerebral palsy since birth. It has provided her with a singular life experience and ample creative source material. She is a writer, an actress, a singer, and for 10 years was the founder and artistic director of Portland Accessible Theater.
Bill Alton
In his childhood, Bill Alton's brother dropped a stone on his head from the roof of their house, fracturing Bill's skull. Since then, Bill trembles. In his teens he developed a heroin addiction and mental illness. He was committed to a hospital from which he had to escape. Now Bill is an actor, a poet, a storyteller, a husband and father.
November 21-23 2008
Friday and Saturday, 8pm and Sunday at 2pm
Impetus Arts will present our most ambitious project yet, Cobalt Glance. An original perform that uses the singular rich hue of cobalt blue as a jumping off point for a suite of dances exploring: mood, elements, pigment, and kobolds (mischievous imps). A night of sound, images and movement by diverse groups from four cities.
Impetus Arts
503-493-9090
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Includes a piece by Impetus Arts
November 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 2009
Wed. - Sat. @ 8pm; Sunday Nov. 22 @ 3 pm
Imago Theatre Space -17 SE 8th Ave, Portand, Oregon
Tickets on sale now: $20 after Nov. 1
$15 student/senior/working artist
FREE admission for vetarans, refugees
and people with disabilites
all general seating + $1 ticketing fee online: www.ArtixPdx.com
tel: 800.757.7384
more info: http://www.lamentatio.info/
