Angels in America) as Gaev, and Nael Nacer as Lopakhin. BAC Founder and Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov makes an appearance in the role of Anton Chekhov.
Arlekin Players Theatre Founder and Director Igor Golyakâs latest work fuses film, theatre, and video game technology to create a new medium where viewers are able to interact with the performers. Drawing from scenes from the play and recordings of Chekhovâs letters and dreams, the online event accesses Chekhovâs desktop computer, where viewers discover six of his classic characters living in a virtual space, searching for happiness.
âThe post-pandemic theatre has to reexamine and re-imagine itself. Through this experiment we are finding out how humankind can find each other in the virtual while continuing to treasure the in-person encounter, which makes for a new kind of site-specific theatre, said Golyak in a recent statement. âAnd I find myself in constant dialogue with
On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge
By Terry Byrne Globe correspondent,Updated February 24, 2021, 2:10 p.m.
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Jessica Hecht and Nael Nacer will appear in Arlekin Players Theatre s experimental Chekhov adaptation, The Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop. Courtesy of Arlekin Players Theatre
Creating theater at a time when all the rules have changed has meant navigating some steep learning curves.
âWeâre building the train tracks while the train is moving,â says Igor Golyak, whose Arlekin Players Theatre is partnering with the Baryshnikov Arts Center and Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation for âThe Cherry Orchard: A New Media Workshop.â The production combines elements of film, theater, and gaming technology for a new conversation with Anton Chekhov and his final play (Feb. 26 at BACNYC.org, free but registration is required).
Angels in America) as Gaev, and Nael Nacer as Lopakhin. BAC Founder and Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov makes an appearance in the role of Anton Chekhov.
Arlekin Players Theatre Founder and Director Igor Golyakâs latest work fuses film, theatre, and video game technology to create a new medium where viewers are able to interact with the performers. Drawing from scenes from the play and recordings of Chekhovâs letters and dreams, the online event accesses Chekhovâs desktop computer, where viewers discover six of his classic characters living in a virtual space, searching for happiness.
âThe post-pandemic theatre has to reexamine and re-imagine itself. Through this experiment we are finding out how humankind can find each other in the virtual while continuing to treasure the in-person encounter, which makes for a new kind of site-specific theatre, said Golyak in a recent statement. âAnd I find myself in constant dialogue with