in association with Mined Canon Productions and Art House Productions presents
Peep/Show the Body
Come for the peep! Stay for the body.
What's behind the glass? Take a peek. Can addressing pain be performative and entertaining? You fuckin’ bet. A completely true story: especially the lies.
In-person and livestreaming. Sliding scale: set your own price.
Created & Performed by Elizabeth Weitzen
Co-Created & Directed by Max Baudisch
From Mined Canon productions, in association with Torn Out Theater, comes a new entry in the emerging genre of pandemic theatre. Part memoirish performance art, part sleazy dance show, part bitingly sarcastic monologue, part chronic illness outreach, this new, original work is interactive when you want it to be, surreal, irreverent, wise, and intentionally crass. It's movement theatre that just might teach you a trick or two for when you’re feeling like shit. Multidisciplinary and featuring zines, mp3 downloads, a champagne room, weird dreamscapes, silly soundscapes, and dramatic medical escapes!
Take a peek through the peepholes to consider body autonomy, how to wiggle your (yes, your!) hips, cats, and how pain registers in someone else’s brain. Live at SMUSH Gallery in Jersey City and livestreaming anywhere with internet access.
Run time 75 minutes, no intermission.
Show contains adult themes, coarse language, and partial nudity. 18+ recommended.
Audience members will be sitting outdoors; please dress accordingly for the weather.
Wednesday, November 30th at 8pm (in-person and livestream)
Thursday, December 1st at 8pm (in-person and livestream)
Friday, December 2nd at 8pm (livestream ONLY)
Saturday, December 3rd at 8pm (in-person and livestream)
THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM seats up to 4 people (but you can have it all to yourself if you want) and features a privacy curtain to protect you from the elements, free zine and mp3 collection for everyone in your party, and, indeed, sparkling booze.
NOTE: for performer safety, no public bathroom is available to audience members and there is a restroom at the nearby Journal Square PATH station, as well as at local cafes, bars, and restaurants if your health permits you to spend time in such places.
Getting to SMUSH:
Take the PATH to Journal Square, walk 10 min
(exit JSQ toward Sip Ave, walk east on Sip to Summit, walk 4 1/2 blocks south on Summit Ave)
Getting to the LIVESTREAM:
Tune in up to an hour early to hear about the production process and other thoughts on the show! (A post-curtain talk, only it's pre-curtain, and also there's no actual curtain involved.)
Getting down with STELLAR:
Did you know you can watch the show on your smart tv or computer or tablet (or your internet connected device of choice) AND join the chat on your phone (or mobile device of choice) ALL AT ONCE? Mind blown. We know. Have at it, up to 5 screens get access per ticket.
Press passes available: email MinedCanonProductions@gmail.com
www.MinedCanon.com
This event is supported by Art House Cares, a grant program by Art House Productions in Jersey City, made possible by support from New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation. www.arthouseproductions.org
All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
