Why Joji Inc.'s "Lolita" (April 3-5) is described as "an imagined opera" is literally a question of point of view. Although based on the Nabokov classic, Wooster Group founding member Jim Clayburgh (director), Joshua Fineberg (composer), Johanne Saunier (choreographer) and Kurt d'Haeseleer (video) turn tables on the novel's original themes. The opera takes place entirely within the obsessive mind of its narrator Humbert Humbert (François Beukelaers), whose back is to the audience throughout the work. Cameras record-- and screens reveal-every change in his facial expression as the performance proceeds. The Argento Chamber Ensemble (http://www.argentomusic.org/), conducted by Michel Galante, will perform Fineberg's original score. Each element of the production contributes to revealing the unsettling delusional character of Humbert Humbert.
Ticket and Transportation Information: All tickets are $15, and are available at the Alexander Kasser Theater Box Office or by calling 973-655-5112 or online at www.peakperfs.org.
Van or bus service is available from New York City ($10 per person, roundtrip) from the Maritime Hotel on 9th Avenue and 16th Street to the Alexander Kasser Theater for selected performances. Please make your bus reservations by calling the box office at 973-655-5112.
For train service (available only on weekdays) go online to: www.njtransit.com or call 1-800-772-2222.
Montclair State University is located at One Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07043
WNYC is a media sponsor for the 2008/2009 Season of Peak Performances @ Montclair. Peak Performances also acknowledges the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
April 3rd at 7:30pm, April 4th at 8:00pm, April 5th at 3:00pm
