Capsule 33
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 17, 2010
Closed Oct 16, 2010
Opened Sep 17, 2010
Closed Oct 16, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Capsule 33 concerns Milo, a resident of the famed Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, hailed as the world's first example of "recyclable housing," which is on the brink of being imploded (both in the play and in real life). Despite the impending destruction of the tower, Milo (along with his rubber ducky, Fumio) refuses to leave. We witness his final day in the tower and take a new look at architecture, human habitat, and a sustainable society.
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Capsule 33
This is a wonderful, quirky, true story about a man,his duck and fate, on an international scale; cleverly woven together by Thaddeus Phillips in a memorable solo performance.
Reviewed by AndrewandXiaoqin
on Friday, Sep 24th, 2010
RE:Capsule 33
This is a really strange show, presented in an equally strange way. It is definitely an acquired taste. The premise of an apartment occupant who is prepared to be demolished with the building he lives in, in Japan may say enough.
I must say that I, personally, found it rather tedious.
Reviewed by MACNBOB
on Thursday, Sep 23rd, 2010
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There's no lack of fanciful storytelling in Thaddeus Phillips' solo show Capsule 33, now playing at the Barrow Street Theatre, nor is there any lack of theatrical ingenuity involved in the solo show, which is literally powered by sustainable energy. (Audience members are asked to pump small generators as they enter the theater to make sure the stage lights run). But, despite the cleverness and good intentions behind the show, Phillips' tale is so slight that it rarely seems to merit the painstaking work that goes into its telling.
Phillips' piece imagines that Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, an actual building constructed in the early 1970s of prefabricated modules or "cap[...]