THE BROKEN HEART, June ‘19

Director/Facilitator: C.C. Kellogg
Dramaturgy: Katherin Kipkiss
Movement: Mackian Bauman
Performers: Katherine Hipkiss as Grausis/ Chorus, Kristin Winters* as Penthea, Lauren Guglielmello as Calantha, Sarah Quigley* as Euphranea, Vincent Santvoord as Orgilus, Paul Battiato* as Crotolon, Jake Roberston* as Bassanes/Amyclas, Matthew E. Brown as Ithocles, Dale White* as Prophilus, and Jakob Minevich as Nearchus (*appearing courtesy of AEA).
MITU580, ‘19

Invulnerable Nothings’ multimedia exploration of The Broken Heart (1633) considers the surveillance state at peace, embracing the masqued delirium of John Ford’s Sparta. This version is particularly concerned with Ford’s poetic voice, that ‘distinct personal rhythm in blank verse which could be no one's but his alone’ (T.S. Eliot), as it relates to the technologized violence of the play. Reimagined court dance, corporeal feminist theory, and found footage merge in this structurally modern Caroline tragedy, culminating in the darkest coronation in English literature.