“Solo Takes On 3: Story, Identity & Desire,” is a festival of one-person perfomances that will take place at UNC Feb. 3- 14.
The performances will touch on a variety of issues, from gender and democracy to an adaptation of the classic novel “Invisible Man,” by Ralph Ellison. There will also be a series of adaptations of 60 short stories in 70 minutes.
The performances will take place on the following dates:
- “I Was the Voice of Democracy” Feb. 3, 8 p.m.; Feb. 4, 7 p.m.; and Feb. 5, 2 p.m.
- “Sketches of a Man” Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.; Feb. 11, 8:30 p.m.; Feb. 12, 2 p.m.; and Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m.
- “F to M To Octopus” Feb. 4, 9 p.m.; Feb. 10, 8 p.m.; and Feb. 12, 5 p.m.
- “No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother” Feb. 11, 7 p.m. and Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m.
- “Stories are Lies (That We Tell to Get Other People to Like Us and Make Us Feel Better About Ourselves)” Feb. 9, 8 p.m. and Feb. 11, 10 p.m.
Tickets for each performance are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for the public. A “solo pass” for all performances is $10 for students and seniors and $20 for the public. To purchase tickets call (919) 962-1449.
All performances are in Swain Hall, Studio 6, except for “No One Hurts You More than S/Mother,” which will be in Hill Hall, Room 107.
No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother: a note from Shannon Wong Lerner
We hope you might spread the word about our one-woman operetta. and I have been working on it for the past couple of years, in various stages from performance art installation, to mixed performance-scholar presentations, to now. We want to make sure it is well-attended. Also involved, Leah Wilks for choreography, Joseph Megel for adviser, Kristina Warren for musical arrangement, and Paul Joseph Franklin Davis for video design.
Thank you, and hope to see you there!
Shannon Wong Lerner
Here is our press release:
Official press release for S/Mother
No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother is part of the Solo Takes On festival at UNC-CH. Solo Takes On 3: Story, Identity & Desire,” a festival of one-person performances, will be presented Feb. 3-14 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
What: A One-Woman Operetta
Where: UNC-CH, Hill Hall, Room 107
When: February 11th, 7PM and February 14th, 5:30 PM
“No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother.” Conceived by Shannon Wong Lerner and Monifa Harris. Writer, director, performer, and lyricist: Shannon Wong Lerner. Composer/Sound Design: Kristina Warren. Melodist: Monifa Harris. Choreography: Leah Wilks Visual Design: Wenhua Shi and Paul Davis
“No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother.”
A one-woman opera about our first love, our mother.
Press Release: “No One Hurts You More Than S/Mother,” a hybrid work of operatic vocals, maternal myth, and drama, morphs our notion of longing to highlight the first and only woman we ever loved, our mother. S/Mother, as self-reproductive is the mother as artist, responsible for human life and death with a voice that enacts simultaneous births. Ravenous after she sings, she consumes those around her rather than nurture them. Those around S/Mother want her to become human to get the love they need, creating havoc for the balance of the universe. As S/Mother strives to find rest and solace within her body, S/Mother undergoes her own transformation. Can S/Mother successfully recreate herself?
Shannon Wong Lerner is an artist-scholar who is working on her doctoral degree through UNC-CH’s Communication Studies figured on the work of this opera. This is her first solo show that uses operatic voice, inspired by the work of philosopher, Luce Irigaray. Shannon has studied with Luce Irigaray, and her book chapter, “Methods of Irigarayan Breath for Voice and Dance” will be included in the forthcoming book with Irigaray, Breathing With Luce Irigaray, published by Continuum Press. This is a collaborative project with professional opera singer and vocal coach Monifa Harris and musical arrangement/pianist Kristina Warren. Contact info: swlerner@email.unc.edu
Comment by S/Mother on February 12, 2012 at 6:41 am