BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191013T213000Z DTEND:20191013T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:A TRIBUTE TO MARÍA IRENE FORNÉS / Mud (a reading) & The Drowning (an Opera) DESCRIPTION:Philip Glass' Days and Nights Festival\nMar a Irene Forn s (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 Forn s 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 Forn s 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 Forn s and filmmaker Michelle Memran exploring Forn s 'remembered past' as she begins a descent into dementia. A wonder and a delight in the exploration of the unquenchable creative spirit. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Philip Glass'\; Days and Nights Festival
\nMarí\;a Irene Forné\;s \;(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&rsquo\;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 Forné\;s play The Drowning into a pocket opera! With breathtaking original score and live music in an intimate setting these performances are helmed by NYC&rsquo\;s prestigious team of Director JoAnne Akalaitis and Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton. A staged reading of Maria Irene Forné\;s 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 Forné\;s and filmmaker Michelle Memran exploring Forné\;s &lsquo\;remembered past&rsquo\; as she begins a descent into dementia. A wonder and a delight in the exploration of the unquenchable creative spirit. LOCATION:Circle Theater Golden Bough Playhouse Carmel-by-the-Sea UID:e.2640.33690 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260917T194516Z URL:https://members.carmelchamber.org/events/details/a-tribute-to-maría-irene-fornés-mud-a-reading-the-drowning-an-opera-10-13-2019-33690 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR