Force/Collision to Present TRUST ME by Falk Richter at Arena Stage, 6/13

The 2012/13 season of the Kogod Cradle Series concludes with the work of local company force/collision and the development of their newest piece, TRUST ME by Falk Richter.

The company will perform approximately 45 minutes of work, followed by an open rehearsal in which the audience will have an opportunity to see the process in action followed by a brief post-show discussion.

TRUST ME is a U.S. premiere dance/theatre project in collaboration with German playwright Falk Richter, which explores the body and psyche in Western culture and how they inform our ways of thinking, acting, collaborating and moving through this complex system. Using the mediums of dance, theatre, video and music, force/collision will create an interdisciplinary performance which dialogues German and American culture and examines the shaky foundations and mechanisms of human bonds against the background of current crises. Relationships build up and break down in ever shorter time-scales; they become a resource in an increasingly intense competition. Binding, separating. Buying, selling. A picture is presented of human beings who, over the years, have radically intensified modern individuality and celebrated independence as an ideal. This project will also explore the divide between information and sensationalism in modern society and the individual by incorporating notions of media and pop-culture identities.

Cast: Karin Rosnizeck*, Dane Figueroa Edidi*, Ilana Faye Silverstein*, Sarah Elizabeth Ewing*, Amber Tietgens, Ivan Zizek, Augustin Beall

Performances: June 13 - 16 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $10, call 202-488-3300 or buy online

Where: Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth Street

The 8pm performance of TRUST ME on Sunday, June 16 will also be livestreamed on HowlRound TV at livestream.com/newplay/. HowlRound TV is a global, peer-produced livestreaming and video project stewarded by HowlRound: A Center for the Theater Commons.

force/collision is an interdisciplinary contingent of artists/collaborators whose mission is the creation of new performance works. Based in Washington, D.C., force/collision was created by theatre director John Moletress for the purpose of bringing together artists of mixed disciplines in order to spark dialogue and create space for the presentation of new work. learn more

The sharing of TRUST ME by Falk Richter in the Kogod Cradle Series marks the project's first major step in development. While the piece will eventually include video, this first iteration will be focused on integrating movement, text and sound.

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