Group.BR Presents Immersive INSIDE THE WILD HEART

Group.BR, New York's only Brazilian theatre company presents INSIDE THE WILD HEART, a fully immersive theatrical experience based on the works of Brazil's most acclaimed Jewish writer, Clarice Lispector. The show will run from October 18 - November 18, 2018, Thursdays through Sundays at Aich Studios, 218 E. 25th Street, New York NY 10010, with a benefit performance on October 27, 2018. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.group.br.com/productions-inside-the-wild-heart.

Conceived by Group .BR co-founders Andressa Furletti and Debora Balardini,Inside the Wild Heart had a successful run in 2016 directed by Regina Miranda at Immersive Gallery, Williamsburg. Now the show finds its way to Aich Studios, a multilevel brownstone that fulfills the original vision, where a house becomes not only Clarice's home but her inner world as well. Built in 1848, and converted to a foundry at the turn of the century, Aich will host this new, revamped production directed by Linda Wise, a long time master, and collaborator of the company. "Linda Wise has definitely lived up to our expectation as Andressa and I caught her up to our 3-year process of researching and developing this production" said Debora Balardini, Executive Director of Group .BR and one of the performers in the piece. This immersive theatrical experience integrates visual arts, film, music, and performance art.

"If you were you, how would you be and what would you do?" - Clarice Lispector

The moment you get Inside the Wild Heart, you are free to choose whom to follow, where to go, how much time you spend in each room. Be a spectator or an active participant while experiencing literature on a sensorial level. As Lispector reminds us: "Getting lost is also a way."

I found the writing of Clarice Lispector extraordinary. Her literature is really out of the ordinary and extremely pertinent and challenging. I admire her writing and believe she is one of the most exceptional writers I have read. - director Linda Wise

With a full body of work translated into many languages, the worldwide literary scene is finally recognizing Lispector as not just a Brazilian or Latin American talent, but as one of the most important writers of our time. Benjamin Moser describes her as the most important Jewish writer since Franz Kafka and the New York Times lauds her as "An enigmatic author who can be addictive".Lispector's trademark stream-of-consciousness writing style is often compared to Virginia Woolf and James Joyce. In fact, Clarice's Complete Stories was recognized among the best books of 2015, by the New York Times & the Boston Globe. The underlying thread across Lispector's work is the questioning of oneself & humanity. Her work is universal, transcending ethnicity, race, religion, time, gender & place. Many people say that you don't just read Clarice, you experience it.

Now, curious and enthusiasts of Clarice's writings in New York will have the opportunity to experience her work through the performing arts and her themes of faith, freedom, madness, time, solitude, violence, identity, time, and love. "Clarice's books put readers in contact with their inner world by establishing an intimate and close dialogue with them. This is one of the aspects of Clarice's literature we want to be loyal to. That's why the show is immersive and the audience and actors are so close to each other. That is how reading Clarice feels to me, almost like a gentle whisper in the ear." points out Group .BR's Artistic Director, Andressa Furletti.

The performance space is also available for Installation Visits on the weekends beginning 10/21: an opportunity to explore the venue outside of the performance.

Get Inside the Wild Heart and enjoy the art installations of the play. Take your time to watch videos, hear audio, leave your notes and take pictures.

Tickets for an Installation Visit are $15-20 and are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-the-wild-heart-installations-visit-no-performance-tickets-50615196415. * Please note that Installation Visit tickets do not include performance of the play.

Photo Credit: Livia Sà

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