Hangman

Do-Theatre
Germany / Russia

Santa Fe Armory for the Arts
Wednesday January 30, 8pm
(Tickets: call 505.724.4771)

UNM's Rodey Theatre
Friday February 1, 8pm
Saturday February 2, 8pm
(Tickets: call 505.925.5858)

(Tickets: General $18, Students & Seniors $12)

About Hangman

From one on the most influential theatre companies to emerge from post- Communist Russia comes the magical, dark, delirious “Hangman.” Set in a strange world lit with swinging lamps and shattering shadows, DO-Theatre infuses the story of the Damned Trinity with their trailblazing, lyrical, tense brand of physical theatre meshed with dance. An intriguing take on endless puzzle being put together by perpetrators and victims, judges and executioners, “Hangman” employs absurdism, clown, and engaging dark humor to examine the journey of crime, from inception to a court room and, finally, a staggering conclusion.

Challenging and inspirational, this newest work is a continuation of fine form from the group whose art has been called...

“...alternative theatre at it’s best: challenging our assumptions and forcing us to look at the world in a new and surprising ways.”
(Philip Brandes, Santa Barabara News Press, May 17, 2001)

About the Company

Founded in 1987 as an experimental physical theatre company, DO-Theatre is considered one of the most influential group to have come out of post-Communist Russia. The company pioneered a style of extreme physical theatre and created a dance language known as Russian Modernism, which is brutal, demanding, yet infused with poetic tension. Since the early 1990’s, DO-Theatre have both carved out a unique place in European theatre and continued to develop their own style through international collaboration. The company currently based in Aachen (Germany) and tour their work to major dance and theatre festivals all over the world.