Dixon Place & AnimalParts Present: Revenge of the Popinjay Anthony Johnston & Nathan Schwartz
About This Show
“Sexily disturbing” Time Out NY CRITIC’S PICK
Someone is killing the heterosexuals! As dozens of brutal slayings engulf the city in panic, a young gay man rises to fame in underground rap clubs. WARNING: Adult content, extreme violence, and graphic heterophobia. A follow-up to Tenderpits, AnimalParts’ ‘avant-garde autobiography‘, Revenge of the Popinjay is an experimental rap-horror show in which Anthony struggles to cope with the loss of his sister while uncovering a frightening link between himself, his lover, and an illusive gay rap star/serial killer targeting heterosexuals.
Revenge of the Popinjay combines storytelling, stand-up, physical theatre, performance art, and original live rap music to create a one-of-a-kind theatrical event. Popinjay satirizes the clichés of homophobic culture and questions the capacity for evil in all of us.
The Buzz
“This multimedia theater piece, conceived and produced by Canadian-American company AnimalParts, has already racked up some advance buzz thanks to the sexily disturbing music video for ‘Superman Glasses/Kill the Straights‘ by Popinjay. The queer shock rapper, played by AnimalParts’ Anthony Johnston, is just one of the characters in this show about a mourning man’s introspective journey in the wake of his sister’s death.” Time Out NY
“A nightmare worth witnessing” Next Magazine, NY
“A risky and innovative multimedia show…Johnston is a virtuoso of the comedic moment… A great feat of theatre and performance art.” Mooney On Theatre, Toronto
“Popinjay is a dark and brilliant work.” Stage Door, Toronto
All Performances
PROMO VIDEO
About Artists
AnimalParts (aka Anthony Johnston and Nathan Schwartz) is a genre-destroying bi-national (US/Canada), bisexual (gay/straight) performance company dedicated to creating unique and vibrant new work rooted in humor, heart, and innovation. In NYC, their original works have been seen at The Brick, 59E59, Under St Mark’s and Dixon Place. In Canada, their shows have been presented at Summerworks (Toronto), Videofag (Toronto), GCTC’s Undercurrents (Ottawa) and Centaur’s Wildside (Montreal). Tenderpits (FOUR STARS -The Times of London) was awarded Best Multimedia Performance at NYC’s United Solo Fest, and Art’s Heart was named Outstanding Solo Show at FringeNY. Coming up, A Quiet Sip of Coffee and Revenge of the Popinjay can be seen in Victoria, BC at Intrepid Theatre’s OUTstages Festival.
POPINJAY- Superman Glasses / Kill the Straights
Thursday, Apr. 2 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$15 in advance
$20 at the door
Students / Seniors
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
75 mins
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