The production, directed by Teddy Bergman, features choreography by Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman and is presented by Emursive.
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The world premiere of Life And Trust: a tale of money, sex, and power in the heart of New York’s Financial District. Life And Trust celebrated a starry opening night celebration at Conwell Tower. The production, directed by Teddy Bergman, features choreography by Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman and is presented by Emursive.
See photos from opening night below!
Life And Trust is a site-specific theatrical experience that realizes the Faustian legend in New York on the eve of the Great Crash. Audiences roam throughout the sprawling world of Life And Trust at their own pace as the lines between reality and performance blur. Life And Trust is located in Conwell Tower, an iconic skyscraper in the heart of the Financial District that is also home to Conwell Coffee Hall.
Written by Jon Ronson, Life And Trust has Experience Direction and Scenic Design from Gabriel Hainer Evansohn, The production is co-directed and choreographed by Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman and features Creative Casting and Movement Direction by Stefanie Batten Bland and co-choreographers and associate directors Kristen Carcone, Lauren Yalango-Grant, Christopher Cree, and Emily Terndrup.
The creative team for Life And Trust includes Emilio Sosa (Costume Designer); J. Jared Janas (Hair and Makeup Designer); Jeanette Yew (Lighting Designer); Ray Sun (Video Designer); Taylor Bense (Music Director and Composer); Owen Belton (Music Composer); Brendan Aanes, Michael Kiley, Nick Kourtides (Sound Designer); Greg Hanson (Sound and Show Control Systems Designer); Grace Laubacher (Scenic Designer); Jessie Flynn (Details Designer and Art Director); Lorenzo Pisoni (Magic Designer); Alicia Rodis (Intimacy Director), and Ann James (Sensitivity Specialist).
Life And Trust features a company of over 40 Performer, Deviser, and Contributing Choreographers: Bria Bacon, Tony Bordonaro, Sophie Bortolussi, Nathaniel Buchsbaum, Marc J Cardarelli, Aaron Dalla Villa, Tiffany Violet De Alba, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Mia DiLena, Brendan Duggan, Zachary Eisenstat, Raymond Ejiofor, Kim Fischer, Jennifer Florentino, Reshma Gajjar, Douglas J Gillespie, Annie Grove, Alonso Guzman, Dorchel Haqq, Casey Bronwyn Howes, Karl Kenzler, Heather Lang, Majella Bess Loughran, Jodi McFadden, Nando Morland, Parker Murphy, Kevin M Pajarillaga, Marla Phelan, Randolph Curtis Rand, Luca Renzi, Gabriella Sibeko, Tori Sparks, Brandin Steffensen, Derek Tabada, Tony Torn, Mike Tyus, Robert Vail, Ryan VanCompernolle, Jacob Michael Warren, Maleek M Washington, and Madeline Wright.
Photo credit: Paul Aphisit
Andrew Barth-Feldman
Andrew Barth-Feldman and Helen J. Shen
Arthur Karpati and Rebecca Gold
Grace Laubacher, Jeanette Yew, Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Teddy Bergman
Jeff Kuperman and Rick Kuperman
Jeff Kuperman, Teddy Bergman and Rick Kuperman
Jon Ronson and Jonathan Hochwald
Rachel Christopher and guest
The company
Whitney Sprayberry, David Byrne and Stevan Keane
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