transFigures
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 16, 2007
Closed May 6, 2007
Opened Apr 16, 2007
Closed May 6, 2007
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1hr. 30min.
1hr. 30min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Revelation comes when you least expect it. transFigures, a new work conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, is inspired by Jerusalem Syndrome, a well-documented 5-7 day psychosis that causes ordinary tourists to channel Biblical figures, create togas out of hotel bed-sheets, and parade through the Holy City as Moses, Mary Magdalene, Jesus, and other religious icons. Created from sources as varied as the writings of Bathsheba Doran and Joan of Arc, scientific journals, and post-it notes from the desks of New York corporate secretaries, transFigures skips from New York to Jerusalem to map the intersection of religious revelation and insanity.
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Lear deBessonet's transFigures takes a multi-layered look at the Jerusalem Syndrome, a subject so ripe for theatricalization that the hit-and-mostly-miss result is a genuine letdown.
For those unfamiliar with a condition diagnosed less than 30 years ago, it's explained in the first speech: "Since 1980, Jerusalem's psychiatrists have encountered a small but increasing number of tourists who, upon arriving in Jerusalem, experience a psychotic episode during which they believe themselves to be a figure from biblical history."
That description goes some way toward clearing up the prologue, wherein the cast of six actors, wrapping themselves in sheets, writhe on the floor or push against a s[...]