About This Show

SoHo Think Tank presents this festival of theater and dance. Ice Factory 2000 has a focus on International women directors, with representatives from France, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Canada and the U.S.

July 5-8
Colonel of Fools by Olivier Cadiot
Directed by Marion Schoevaert
Video by Irina Patkanian
A butler decides that he is a spy while serving dinner and desperately searches for an undercover ally among the guests.

July 12-15
Asphalt by Jane Comfort & Company
Choreography by Jane Comfort
Book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux
Vocal score by Toshi Readon; Instrumental score by DJ Spooky
A dance/opera about Racine, an inspring DJ who mixes elements of jazz, classical, and “trip hop” beats to transcend his urban reality.

July 19-22
What’s the Matter
Choreography by Daria Fain
An investigation/event from the perspective of architectural theory, science, and poetry

July 26-29
Speak Low (When You Speak Love)
Directed and performed by Graziella Rossi and Helmut Vogel
The letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya provide the inspiration for this evening of love letters, piano, and exile.

August 2-5
Human Collision/Atomic Reaction by The Other Theater
Directed by Stacey Chrisodoulou
Everyday behavior becomes a metaphor for complex scientific theories in this play.

August 9-12
Coaticook by Lenora Champagne
Directed by Katherine Owens
The spiritual stillness of a young Native American ignites the passions of a Quebecois family.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: June 5, 2000 Final Performance: August 12, 2000