EXHIBITIONS:
September 22-25, 2011

Turning public events into private acts

Artistic Director: Christine Jones

Associate Artistic Director: Ana Cappelluto

Architects: LOT-EK®, Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano

Presentation dates:

September 22 to 24, 2011, 7 to 11 p.m.

September 25, 2 to 5 p.m.
Limited seating: first come, first served.

Where:

FOFA Gallery, Sculpture Garden Courtyard

Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University

1515 Ste. Catherine Street W.

Montreal, Quebec (Metro Guy-Concordia)

Cost:

Free admission. Everyone welcome.

Information:
http://fofagallery.concordia.ca or 514-848-2424 ext. 7962

Link:

T41™, Theatre for One

Video:

Theatre for one viewer, one artist

Event description:

The experience will last no longer than a few minutes but is likely to settle somewhere in your soul for a lot longer than most of the splashy jamborees in the neighboring theaters do.
                                                                                              - Charles Isherwood, New York Times

Sitting facing someone else in the world's smallest theater — complete with red-padded walls and soft lighting — is a lot like being in a confession booth, peep show or even an elevator. The performer feeds off the audience, making it seem different from a mere monologue. … It is a rich experience — for the price of nothing.                                        

- Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Theatre for One comes to Montreal as part of the FOFA Gallery’s annual back-to-school offerings. A portable performing arts space for one performer and one audience member that turns public events into singularly intimate exchanges, Theatre for One has been met with overwhelming critical acclaim and popular success. For four days, Theatre for One will be in residence at Concordia University’s FOFA Gallery presenting music and theatre pieces created specifically for the venue.

Created by Tony Award-winning set designer Christine Jones (BFA 89), with the support of long-time collaborator and Department of Theatre professor Ana Cappelluto, Theatre for One was inspired by the peep show booths of Times Square‘s infamous past during the development of this new type of theatrical space.

The cast includes Nathalie Claude, Steve Cuiffo, Tasha Lawrence, Danette MacKay Dallas Roberts and Harry Standjofski. These artists of different disciplines will perform five- to ten-minute pieces that will be presented in rotation during the four-day residency. Musical guests may be interspersed between performances.