Lit Moon Theatre Company
Reimagining the Theatrical Experience
Lit Moon Theatre Company
Reimagining the Theatrical Experience
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Spectacular Theatre, Dance, and Music from
Progressive Santa Barbara
Artists
 Photo by David Bazemore |
September 10 – 18
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“Our city’s most consistently innovative and daring theatrical organization,” Santa Barbara Independent
General admission, $15 for adults, $12 for students
The Artists Discussions are free.
Available at the Center Stage Theatre Box Office
(805) 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org.
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“ … an inter-cultural, athletic approach to storytelling through a marriage of movement-based narrative and traditional theater technique.” – Santa Barbara News Press
All Plays are Performed at Center Stage Theater
Friday,
Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.; Enchantment, magic, and friendship for the entire family! Charmed by an elf, the ne’er-do-well flies toward Lapland on the back of a goose. Directed by John Blondell, written by Naomi Iizuka (36 Views, Polaroid Stories) and co-produced with Finland’s Tampereen Teatteri, this is a new adaptation of the famous Swedish story by Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof.
It’s Only Gravity That Makes Wearing a Crown Painful Wild, exuberant music performed by some of Santa Barbara’s best musicians! Gove County String Quartet (Jim Connolly, Sally Barr, Nick Coventry, and Laura Hackstein) are joined by Anna Abbey to premiere music from their new CD including pieces for quartet, toy piano, and melodica, double surprises, and other surprises.
Sunday, September 12 at 7 p.m.Ratatat Theater Group, a new local group, explores of the smallest lines of the body, the widest chasms of the mind, the exposure of film, the intimacy of theater, and the far limits of human thought – woven together with Johann Sebastian Bach’s classic cello music… and silly jokes.
I Was Greta Garbo Wednesday, October 14, 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 17, 7 p.m.
Swedish actress Otilliana Rolandson (who lives in Santa Barbara) is enigmatic Swedish film icon Greta Garbo in this fascinating theatrical portrait about one of the screen’s most mysterious personalities. Adored by millions, she walked away from it all… Directed by Finola Hughes. In English.
Fusion 5.0 Santa Barbara choreographers Robin Bisio, Victoria Finlayson, Christina McCarthy, and Jeff Mills perform in and present pieces that celebrate modern choreography, and contemporary fusions of dance, film, and puppetry.
Friday, September 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 18 at 9 p.m.Lit Moon’s pop musical smash about the perils and pitfall of getting married was inspired by Marriage by Nikolai Gogol and had its world premiere in Legnica, Poland. Directed by John Blondell, original musical score by Jim Connolly and Anna Abbey. “Jubilant passion,” says Charles Donelan, “Santa Barbara Independent.”
All Talks Held at Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Main Public Library
Flying to Lapland: Development of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Saturday, September 11 at 10 a.m.
Presentation and discussion about Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof’s
famous children’s story, and its development into a new play. A fascinating
peak into the process of new play development and performance.
Think Global, Act Local
Saturday, September 18 at 10 a.m.
Santa Barbara artists discuss the unique
opportunities and challenges of living and working in Santa Barbara. A spirited,
freewheeling discussion about our city’s performing arts scene.
Festival Sponsors Include: Organizational Development Grant Program, using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara Arts Commission; Westmont College; Daly Law Office; Santa Barbara Independent; Santa Barbara News Press; Apulia Region; Teatro Pubblico Pugliese; and European Union.
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“…pioneers, if not unique.” Montreal Gazette
Lit Moon Theatre Company is a collective of theatre artists founded in Santa Barbara 1991. Long regarded as Santa Barbara’s most innovative theatre company, the company is recognized both here and abroad for its visual, image-oriented brand of theatre-making. This independent, laboratory theatre company integrates aesthetic experimentation with cross-cultural interaction and understanding.
Lit Moon creates new productions with international collaborators, presents them at home and abroad, and produces alternating bi-annual international theater festivals in Santa Barbara. To date, Lit Moon has produced 25 original productions, six artistic residencies with artists from six different European countries, and 12 international theater festivals.
Lit Moon’s festivals have featured 42 productions from 13 different
countries, including Theatre Credo, Sofia (1998 and 2001), Do-Theatre St. Petersburg
(2000, 2001, and 2004), the Market Theatre of Johannesburg (2003), the Bulgarian
National Theatre, Sofia (2006), and the Georgian State Theatre, Tbilisi (2008). To
that list, add four companies from the Czech Republic for the recent Lit Moon
World Theatre Festival, held in October 2009.
Lit Moon’s own touring has taken the company to Bulgaria, Scotland, Quebec,
the Czech Republic, Poland (three occasions), Montenegro, and Macedonia. Recent
invitations include festivals in China, Bulgaria, Albania, and the European
Republic of Georgia.