A world premiere staged in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Fire in the Head salutes the tortured genius of Vaslav Nijinsky, who, like many artists today, grappled with the confluence between global and personal crises.
Christopher Myers, in concert with Sifiso Mabena, Marcella Murray, Ashley Winkfield, Ismail Lawal, and others will bring to life the famous diaries of this path breaking dancer and choreographer through original shadow puppets he designed and made in collaboration with master craftsmen in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
65 min
In English
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About Christopher Myers
Christopher Myers is an artist and writer who lives in New York.
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While Myers is widely acclaimed for his work with literature for young people, he is also an accomplished fine artist who has lectured and exhibited internationally. His practice can be divided into two categories: interventions in historical narratives and work crafted with artisans from around the globe from places as disparate as Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Brooklyn.”
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Cast & Creative Team
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Director
Christopher MyersCo-Director
Sifiso MabenaPuppet Director
Ashley WinkfieldPuppeteers
Marcella Murray
Maria Camia
Sifiso MabenaDancer
Maria BaumanDrummer
Ismail LawalNarrator
Joseph LymousRecorded Narration
Christopher MyersLighting Designer
Connor SalesPianists
Eisa Davis
Jacinth Greywoode
Ben MossCostumes
James GibbelScreen
Cuba
James GibbelProduction Coordination
Nora ChellewProduction Assistant
Karen Loewy Movilla
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