"One Arm and A Leg," conceived/written
by Calla Videt and Jesse Barron, directed by Calla Videt, choreographed
by Ricky Kuperman. Running time: 80 minutes. $12. (world premiere) http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net
or http://www.dreamupfestival.org
212-254-1109 Inspired by Yasunari Kawabata's "One Arm,"
"One Arm and A Leg" is an devised work which combines dance and
theater and begins with a set of encounters in which a woman decides to
give parts of herself--her arm, her phone number, her leg, her identity--to
a stranger, a man. This incites a search for things given, received, and
lost. The project deals with themes of cultural translation, personal agency,
sexuality, and self-sacrifice through text, movement, and image. This
play is part of the "Dream Up Festival"; a theater festival that
takes place at the Theater for the New City (TNC) from August 8 to September
5, 2010.