The Wooster Group will be performing their experimental multimedia incarnation of “Hamlet” from January 30-February 10 at Redcat.
They channel the ghost of Richard Burton’s legendary 1964 Broadway version of “Hamlet”—a production that was recorded from 17 camera angles, and edited into a film. The film wanted to bring a live theatrical experience to thousands of viewers through a new form called “Theatrofilm.”
The Wooster Group’s brain-twisting version, as directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, works to reverse that process, reconstructing a speculative theater piece from the fragmentary evidence of the edited film. LeCompte is like an archeologist inferring an improbable temple from a collection of ruins.
WHEN: 8:30pm
ADMISSION: $50 General Admission, purchase tickets in advance
WHERE: REDCAT
ADDRESS: 631 W. 2nd Street @ The Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90012
PHONE: (213) 237-2800
CONTACT: www.redcat.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: “Hamlet” runs from January 30 thru February 10
