Philip Glass' Days and Nights Festival
María Irene Fornés (May 14, 1930 - October 30, 2018) was a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director whose unique and personal productions examine humanity and its relationship with economic conditions. She was a leading figure in the Off-Off-Broadway and Avant Garde movement from the 1960’s and a renowned voice in the canon of Hispanic-American literature. During the Days & Nights Festival her life and work will be celebrated in Carmel. Featuring a World Premiere, Philip Glass transforms acclaimed playwright Maria Irene Fornés play The Drowning into a pocket opera! With breathtaking original score and live music in an intimate setting these performances are helmed by NYC’s prestigious team of Director JoAnne Akalaitis and Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton. A staged reading of Maria Irene Fornés play Mud, performed by some of the countries best actors, rounds out the work. Also to be screened is the 2018 film The Rest I Make Up, a collaboration between Fornés and filmmaker Michelle Memran exploring Fornés ‘remembered past’ as she begins a descent into dementia. A wonder and a delight in the exploration of the unquenchable creative spirit.
Date and Time
Friday Oct 11, 2019
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Friday ~ October 11th
7:30PM until 9:00PM
Location
Circle Theater
Golden Bough Playhouse
Carmel-by-the-Sea