Eyes Closed Created and Directed by Katia Badalian
About This Show
Join us as we dare to dive into the sleeping minds of New Yorkers in this ‘in-dream’ theatre piece, and bring those dreams to life on stage. From psychedelic shapes that cannot exist in our conscious reality, to recurring dreams about talking animals – the dreamscapes in this piece will put you in touch with what you see when you sleep.
“In-dream” theatre: whereas the cast has surveyed the boroughs of the City and captured the dreams of real people with whom they have had interactions – most of them complete strangers. The dreams of street performers, psychics, strippers, lawyers, and waitresses will manifest in front of audiences on stage – like a dream. An “in-dream” experience means the audience is the dreamer and the cast the conduit.
About the Artist
Katia Badalian graduated from the Russian Academy of Theater Art in 2012 in Moscow, Russia, in the class of Andrew Shchukin. Following graduation,she became a member of the School of Dramatic Art and played the eponymous role in Antigone by Konstantin. She continued to work with Mishin on his other production that was staged on Project Platform, Feast by Plato. After returning to NYC, Badalian played a foreigner in the play Lady In Red Converses With Diablo with In The Basement Theater Company. She has also worked with Aleksander Kargaltcev on Crematorium as an actress and an Assistant Director.
Thursday, Apr. 16 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
Students/Seniors
$10
80 minutes
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Credits
Katia Badalian
Naima Jinnah
Cast
Aidaa Peerzada
Ashton Muniz
Elizabeth Colwell
Emily Wexler
Evan Schlaich
Hayward Leach
Imani Love
Karina Sindicich
Zahir Surmawala
Rosy Rodriguez
Elbert Min from The Most Art
Zahir Surmawala