a devised work of The LIDA Project based on Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck @ BINDERY | space
Inspired by Georg Büchner’s unfinished masterpiece, Woyzeck, The LIDA Project reinterprets the story of a young soldier returning from the horrors of war.
Reality bends in the unsteady world of this soldier’s mind as he grapples with a society in which he no longer belongs. Originally written in the 1830’s and never finished, Büchner left modern literature with one of its first anti-heroes. This is the portrait of an Everyman who descends into madness and murder. The Anonymous Mr. W brings this story of war and loss with a vengeance into the post-modern dialogue.
Part science lab, part disco, Roller Skating With My Cousin is a lively, dark romp in which synchronized roller skaters build a tower under a star-flecked mirror ball sky.
The citizens are easily roused and swayed, as a culture of fear infects the city with the constant threat of execution.
We created this site-specific and interactive performance as an opening act for the Dresden Dolls – performed in the lobby.