Generic Minneapolis

Red Eye Theater

A warm-up for a performance by Emily Gastineau

Yeah, I said it. But in truth: Minneapolis isn't generic at all. Especially after all that has happened. And neither is anywhere else, really. But you could name something, couldn't you? An image that came to your head? Is it Grain Belt? Is it "the lake"? May Day? Spoon and…don't say niceness. Um, do you mean white things? Is it about feeling invisible? Scratch that, this isn’t right. What you think is generic about Minneapolis says more about you than about Minneapolis. It tells us something about what we take for granted. So for three nights, we'll excavate the generic in the specificity of this town, in this performance community, in me, in you. Generic Minneapolis is a research extravaganza, a collective brainstorm, a conceptual swap meet, a provocation. It greases the gears for the premiere of Emily Gastineau's work Generic Specific in April 2022. Each night of Generic Minneapolis features a different grouping of thinkers: a poet, a comedian, an academic, an artist. And each night there will appear a generic evening-length work by rotating casts of performers, DJs, and lighting designers. The work is score-based and instantly activated, because if we are working with generic objects, then the material is already known and we can step directly into the performance. Minneapolis. We are ready.With: Leila Awadallah, Alexandra Beaumont, Devohn Bland, snem DeSellier, Antonio Duke, Juleana Enright, Emily Gastineau, Terry Hempfling, George Hoagland, Tristan Koepke, Theo Langason, Krista Langberg, Emily Michaels King, Margaret Ogas, Alys Ayumi Ogura, Søren Olsen, Kat Purcell, aegor ray, Judith Holo Shuǐ Xiān, Moheb Soliman, Sally Rousse

Thursday, March 24, 2022, 7 pmComedy set by Devohn Bland, performance lecture by Emily GastineauPerformance by Leila Awadallah, Terry Hempfling, Antonio Duke, and Tristan Koepke, with sound by Judith Shuǐ Xiān and lighting by snem DeSellierFriday, March 25, 2022, 7 pmLecture by George Hoagland, performance lecture by Emily GastineauPerformance by Alexandra Beaumont, Margaret Ogas, Sally Rousse, and aegor ray, with sound by Juleana Enright and lighting by Søren OlsenSaturday, March 26, 2022, 7 pmPoetry by Moheb Soliman, performance lecture by Emily GastineauPerformance by Alys Ayumi Ogura, Krista Langberg, Theo Langason, and Emily Michaels King, with sound by Terry Hempfling and lighting by Kat PurcellSub: Jeffrey WellsTickets: Pay as you wish ($0 to $25)

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