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Hagebölling next presented “Roll Over Beethoven,” an array of installations made for the Bonn International Beethoven Festival in 2006. The piece, Hagebölling said, “aimed to meaningfully translate classical music” through use of audiovisual media...
Trained as a computer scientist and mathematician, Knep can relate to the scientific perspective and use that background in his role as a new media artist. Using modern tools of science and technology, which he once worked with in the special effects industry, Knep appropriates universal themes of change, healing, struggle, and acceptance to address the impact of science on our lives...
...Working”—which runs through April 10—fits well in the modest Loeb Experimental Theater venue. The musical makes creative use of the entire space: workers hammer against the metal grid overhead in the percussive opening and perform monologues from the theater’s wrap-around balconies...
Stark lighting accentuates the confessions of the workers against the minimalist but functional set, pushing actors to intimately reveal their hardships in a way that elaborate stagecraft might have inhibited. Ortiz’s resourceful use of the space and careful showcasing of his actors’ talents help to maintain a swift pace throughout the production, as he unwaveringly focuses on the laborers’ struggles. Especially considering this is his first directorial effort, Ortiz exhibits confidence and ease in his work...
...choreography—by Ryan P. Halprin ’12—also reflects the creative use of the stage. A musical number that takes place in a supermarket, “I’m Just Movin’,” highlights this careful attention to detail. Grocery checker Babe Secoli (Nicole I. Torres ’11) explains her repetitive work, demonstrating the “hips, hand, and register” technique as she handles groceries. Suddenly, each mundane movement begins to fall into rhythm until her work transforms into a dance, with groceries flying...