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Repertory - Current - An American Rendition

An American Rendition uses integrated text, movement and extended vocal techniques to depict the story of an American citizen who is kidnapped, interrogated and tortured in a secret prison while we distract ourselves with TV realty shows. Using the remote control as a theatrical device, the company flips from reality (too hard to watch) to Reality Show (WAY more fun) as they offer up savage parodies of American Idol, Fear Factor, and America's Next Top Model, shows which feature humiliation that we find delicious.



"Jane Comfort, (is) a choreographer who's tackled political issues with passion and mordant wit...Aided by her splendid colleagues, Comfort stitches her disparate materials together with almost faultless theatrical skill." --VILLAGE VOICE

"Jane Comfort’s An American Rendition is the latest work in an oeuvre that continually reaches beyond what most other New York choreographers are producing...This new work manages to segue scenes of torture with those of reality TV shows, and succeeds in spades...Comfort pushes scenes just far enough to hug the line between recognition and nervousness."--WNET





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