in the lounge Canto Contra Reagan Nate Speare (originally in collaboration with PanTheatre)
About This Show
This show blends virtuosic performance and a deep engagement with lineages of tantric Buddhism, neopagan ritual, and astrology. Speare uses these lineages to confront how a desire to ‘belong’ leads young men to join right-wing groups and idealize powerful right-wing figures. Over the course of the performance, Ronald Reagan leads young Speare, as Virgil led Dante, down a tunnel of personal and national insecurity. Speare’s extended singing ranges evoke not only the subjective lament of a man in crisis, but also the plaintive cries of a nation begging for a ritualistic enactment–or collective purging–of its shadows. Physical Dramaturgy by Ana Cantoran Viramontes.
about the artists
Nate Speare, MFA, Naropa University, is an interdisciplinary theatre artist and astrological researcher. He teaches voice at NYCDA and has worked with PanTheatre and the Roy Hart Center in France. He specializes in extended singing ranges and the embodiment of archetypes. US residencies and collaborations include: IRT Theater, Dixon Place, Nettles Artists Collective, Lilac Co., and Mobius.
Ana Cantoran Viramontes, MFA, Naropa University, is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn. Her work has traveled internationally in North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa.
Post-Show Discussion Special Guests:
Anrrea Dune, Healing Artist/Tarologa: Born in 1986 in Ambato, South America, Anrrea Dune is a pioneer of non-structural mystical imagery in art. Incorporating theatrical dances, she activates creations and gateways to other dimensions. www.anrreadune.wordpress.com
Shakirah Tabourn, Intuitive Astrologer: Shakirah Tabourn is an intuitive astrologer based in Brooklyn, NY. Astrology found Shakirah at the young age of 12, and she has since become increasingly passionate about translating the messages of the planets and stars to the world. Shakirah focuses on helping people on their individual journeys, and teaching them how to use this sacred tool in practical ways. You can find horoscopes and videos on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube @TheStrology, and very soon at TheStrology.com.
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Credits
Created, written and performed by
Nate Speare
Physical Dramaturgy by
Ana Cantoran
Original production co-created in collaboration with and directed by
Enrique Pardo
Further developed at
IRT Theater’s 3B Development Series
Photo credit:
Carmen Mercado