IRT Theater, Weildworks and NY Live Arts Present A KIND OF ALASKA, Opening Tonight
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 20, 2013
Pinter's one-act A Kind of Alaska opens tonight, April 20, 2013 at IRT Theater, 219 W 19th Street New York, NY, developed by IRT Theater and WeildWorks and presented by New York Live Arts. Click HERE for tickets.
First, a conventional, sign language interpreted staging of the Atlantic Theater Company's proclaimed production directed by Karen Kohlhaas and interpreted by Anna Carter and Jon Wolfe Nelson.
Next will be a second version entirely in American Sign Language (no voice interpretation) in celebration of Oliver Sacks' special relationship with the Deaf community and featuring Deaf actors: Terrylene, Alexandria Wailes, Lewis Merkin, directed by Kim Weild.
This performance also features Re:Awakenings, a Bill Morrison" target="_blank">Bill Morrison film based on original footage taken by Oliver Sacks.
For seating close to interpreters please contact Hands On.
Links are below for special seating:
To order individual tickets online for A Kind of Alaska, Saturday, April 20 at 8:00pm click here!
To order individual tickets online for for A Kind of Alaska, Sunday, April 21 at 3:30pm click here!
Additional Events:
The Deaf Community - A Panel Discussion
INTERPRETED and Open Captioned
12:00 - 1:15
Featuring: Janice Rimler, Terrylene Sacchetti, Lewis Merkin, Aaron Kubbey, Teresa Curtin
In March 1988 students at Gallaudet University in Washington DC, the country's premiere institution for the deaf, rose up in revolt at perceived threats to the primacy of American Sign Language as the distinct expression of their culture and community. Sacks travelled to Gallaudet to witness the tumultuous events and subsequently chronicled them with remarkable sympathy and insight in his book Seeing Voices. This panel, moderated by Janice Rimler, will focus a variety of such voices on Sacks' contributions to the wider discourse between hearing and Deaf individuals.
Tickets are Free for the panel discussion (but reservation required).To reserve tickets for this free events, visit the Live Ideas microsite at newyorklivearts.org/liveideas. Reserve tickets FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSION ONLY.
New York Live Arts is located at 219 W 19th Street, New York, NY. For more information, visit www.newyorklivearts.org/liveideas/ or email info@newyorklivearts.org. Directions: New York Live Arts is located at 219 West 19th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea district of New York City. Subway: 1/2 to 18th Street. 3, F, M, L and A/C/E to 14th Street.
Wheelchair seating available but please let us know in advance if you need special seating.
A wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) is located on the main level.
A wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) is located on the main level.
Located in the heart of Chelsea in New York City, New York Live Arts is an internationally recognized destination for innovative movement-based artistry offering audiences access to art and artists notable for their conceptual rigor, formal experimentation and active engagement with the social, political and cultural currents of our times. At the center of this identity is Bill T. Jones, Executive Artistic Director, a world-renowned choreographer, dancer, theater director and writer.
Live Ideas is an annual event at New York Live Arts distinctive in its explorations of the interplay of creative expression and the world of ideas. The inaugural festival, taking place Wednesday, April 17th through Sunday, April 21st is themed The Worlds of Oliver Sacks and features more than 20 free and ticketed events. This years festival is curated by celebrated non-fiction writer Lawrence Weschler, in collaboration with Jones, and includes an array of performances, films, discussions and more.
For more information about the festival click here.
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