Gallery

LUCY HOGG: FLOATING FACES APRIL 4 – MAY 17, 2008. OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 6 – 8 p.m. Lucy Hogg’s Floating Faces captures specific human facial expressions through the art of portraiture. Throughout her study of the techniques of portraiture, Hogg seeks understanding of how and why we as a society read portraits through the filter of our own ahistorical views and preconceptions.

TAI HWA GOH: HORIZONS UNDER THE SURFACE, MAY 22 – JULY 5, 2008. Tai Hwa Goh’s intricate creations in Horizons under the Surface arise from her unique approach to printmaking as an extension of and a search into her own physical being and its history. She layers prints on thin Korean paper, presenting scenarios of the imagination regarding her personal and bodily experiences. Exhibition Press Release [link goes to PDF file, 400 KB]

Mead Theatre Lab

ANIMA*
A DOORWAY ARTS ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION, WRITTEN BY CHRISTIAAN GREER, AND DIRECTED BY PATRICK TORRES, APRIL 25 – MAY 11, 2008, THURSDAY – SATURDAY AT 8 P.M., SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. AND 8 P.M., PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN PREVIEW: APRIL 22 & 23, 2008 AT 8 P.M. ANIMA offers a gritty depiction of an interdependent and ultimately destructive relationship by illustrating the poisonous results of living one's life for someone else. Ella, trapped by expectations of the men surrounding her, struggles to free herself from a volatile relationship with Vlad, a parasite reliant on her for his emotional survival. When James, a shaken Iraq war veteran arrives at Ella and Vlad’s apartment needing a place to stay, a violent power struggle between the three explodes on stage. Tickets: $15, call 1-800-494-tixs or visit doorwayarts.org. For more details, please see our press release. [link goes to PDF file, 112 KB]

*A 2008 Mead Theatre Lab Program production. The Mead Theatre Lab Program provides emerging performing artists with access to performance space, production support and mentorship from prominent members of the DC theatre community.

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