Jeremy X. Halpern to Perform in Chautauqua in New Haven 6/23-25

Web TV sensation and theatrical artist Jeremy X. Halpern returns to the cast of the National Theater of the United States of America's Chautauqua! at The Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, June 23-June 26, 2010. Jeremy X. will be part of the finale which will feature members of the Yale Summer Cabaret. Halpern will also perform a lecture and his interpretation of an original song from the show in front of the Long Wharf Theatre beginning one hour before each performance. Halpern will be parked in front of the theater with his 1965 Airstream Safari Trailer.

Chautauqua! will run June 23 to June 26 at 8pm, with a matinee performance on Saturday, June 26 at 3pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, please go to: http://www.artidea.org/event.php?id=260

Chautauqua! is a madcap re-envisioning of the lecture and variety circuit that swept the nation from the 1870's to the Great Depression. Chautauquas brought lecturers, scholars, explorers, dancers, jugglers and whistlers to rural communities across the country in attempt to strengthen the national fiber by educating and uplifting the "common man". Chautauqua! is a hilarious play which uses the story of this populist movement to explore the persistent tensions between high art, community and commerce. Featuring guest lectures by local luminaries and a spectacular finale by the Yale Summer Cabaret

Jeremy X. Halpern is the sole proprietor of 1-800-Weirdos, and founder of the multimedia performance group Verge,. As an actor, he has worked with such notables as Yehuda Duenyas, Anne Bogart, Jerzy Grotowski, and Eugenio Barba. As musical director of Verge, he has masterminded and composed music for such bizarre epics as "Speak of the Devil (A Satanic Cabaret)" and "Battle of the Dead Celebs (A comic dance of historical significance)", and is currently composing the score for "Mogulopolis", a music spectacle about female robots.

1-800-Weirdos.TV is an ever-evolving live interactive international multimedia musical mash-up. 1-800-Weirdos was founded in 1995 and live weekly radio broadcasts began in 1998. In January 2009, live interactive video broadcasts began on www.Weirdos.TV. All episodes of the radio and TV show are available for download as a podcast on Apple's iTunes Music Store.
During each broadcast, music is created using a dizzying array of digital synthesizers, including samples of callers as well as live callers to 1-800-Weirdos. In addition, audio processing in realtime using digital effects and MIDI controllers creates an aural landscape that stimulates the imagination of the viewer. The visual technology includes realtime video processing of multiple cameras and multiple video overlays creating a psychedelic cornucopia of delicious eye candy. Website: www.weirdos.tv