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Playing the Rapture was an original performance work that examines American evangelical belief in the Rapture--a moment when every true Christian will suddenly vanish from the earth, leaving the rest of humankind to struggle through a period of extreme tribulation. It premiered at the Baltimore Theatre Project in March 2008.
Playing the Rapture explores the social implications of a belief that we are entering the "end times" described in the book of Revelation. In this era of global warming, the idea that we may have entered the end times of life on earth takes on a new meaning and urgency, as we all wonder what the future has in store for us, and what we can do to change things.
In Playing the Rapture, the audience enters the gamers' imaginary world via large-scale projections within the performance space. [more]
080808 Upstage Festival
August 8, 2008
I'll be participating in the 080808 Upstage Festival of online performance, premiering a new project entitled Noxiterra that incorporates a miniature biome as a performance environment. Check back here for a direct link to my online stage closer to the date.
May 2008
I and my students participated as contributors to the Wieviel Tabu braucht die Kunst?" project organized by Ursula Endlicher, Ela Kagel, and Anke Zimmermann in Zurich, Switzerland. Above is a shot of our video connection to the event as the "Universal Translation Service" whose motto was: "Our goal is perfection. We translate all languages with 100 percent accuracy, guaranteed."
Searching for Sebald
October 2007
Now available: an anthology of original essays and visual projects inspired by the work of the late German author W.G. Sebald. Order the trade edition online, check out what the critics are saying, or find out about the unique collectors' editions. I am an Associate Editor of this anthology as well as a contributor and the lead designer.