PORNING THE PLANET: The De-sensitization of a Nation Raquel Almazan
About This Show
In this solo show by writer & performer Raquel Almazan, a star is born—a porn star that is.
In this dark comedy based on the life of real adult stars, Porn Star Sensora joins Butoh dance with narrative performance and audience as pornographer. As NASA chooses her for the making of the film Porning the Planet, Sensora attempts to answer multiple personality disorder through the building of a porn persona. On her way to meet Hugh Hiefner, our savior Sensora’s journey follows her from glam porn star to snuff-assassinated President—and finally as a refugee in outer space, launching into the galaxy.
Read an interview with Porning the Planet creator & performer Raquel Almazan on CrazyTown Blog
About the Artists
Raquel Almazan is an artist working in theatre/film/television productions. Her eclectic career as artist-activist spans original multi-media solo performances, playwriting, new work development and dramaturgy. She is a practitioner of Butoh Dance and creator/teacher of arts programs for youth/adults. Her work has been featured in New York City, including Off-Broadway, throughout the United States and internationally in Greece, Italy, Colombia, Guatemala and Sweden; including several of her plays within her lifelong project on writing bi-lingual plays in dedication to each Latin American country (Latin is America play cycle). M.F.A. in Playwriting from Columbia University.
P E N N Y A R C A D E is a legend, icon, wild-hearted demoness bad-girl bitch. It is impossible to describe the juggernaut that is Penny Arcade without entering the world of hyperbole that she not only inhabits but also personifies.
Vangeline is a Butoh artist from France and the Artistic Director of the Vangeline Theater, a Dance company firmly rooted in the tradition of Japanese Butoh while carrying it into the 21st century. Joyce SoHo, White Wave, Here Arts Center, Dance Theater Workshop, PS122 Performance Space
Friday, October 14 at 10:00pm
General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door
Students/Seniors/idNYC
$12
75 minutes
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Credits
Written, performed & directed by
Raquel Almazan
Additional directed by
Charlotte Brathwaite
Development
Penny Arcade
Choreography
Vangeline
Multi-media
Sandra Powers
Costumes by
Jeffrey Michael
Sindy Butz
Consultant
Brittany Andrews
Sound Design
Adam Mansell
Photo credit
Sandra Powers
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