MORE ABOUT COLOR ME, WARHOL
COLOR ME, WARHOL explores the Warholian philosophy – often referred to as “ironic” or “detached” – as an assemblage of self-conscious concepts about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art. The content of the work is a mash-up of iconic movie and televisions scenes combined with fragments from journals and process reports by the feath3r theory’s performers. These elements fill the blanks in between entries from The Andy Warhol Diaries. Its structure is layered by employing a number of choreographic “games,” based on numbers, alphabets, physics, and geography The physically demanding, dense choreography takes full advantage of Kelly’s trademark virtuosity.
The work utilizes a wide range of styles, from classical ballet, leaping through the hoops of Broadway jazz and landing upside down in a headstand on the contemporary-postmodern from. In Kelly’s own words, “movement is meant to be a thanksgiving feast for the lay and a history lesson for dance audiences.”Set inside the imaginary world of a pop portrait, Kelly – bedecked in his trademark drag-esqe “pop-face”– exploits the over-saturation, desperation, glory and tragedy inherent to the process of meaning into both life and performance.
"There's The Dream Piece and Then the Piece That Gets Created."
- Raja Feather Kelly in an interview with Daniella Henry, DUENDE Magazine March 23, 2015
VIDEO
100 Days of Warhol Instagram Campaign
Design by Raja Feather Kelly + Erik Abbot-Main
the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol's 15 (Color Me, Warhol)
concept, choreography and direction : Raja Feather Kelly
co-direction and video: Laura Snow
WORLD PREMIERE April 2015 at Dixon Place.
Performed by Raja Feather Kelly, Amy Gernux, Beth Graczyk, Lindsay Head, Yvonne Hernandez, Rebecca Hite, Nik Owens, Rachel Pritzlaff, John Gutierrez, Ben Wolk, Aaron Moses Robin, Yeman Brown.
Collaborators: Tuce Yasak (Lighting and Technical Director); Laura Snow (Co- Director and Videographer); Aitor Mendilibar (Photographer and Videographer); Jesse Ricke, Lisa Lee (Projection ensemble); Erik Abbot-Main (Graphic Design), Jenna Petok, (Marketing).
From the creator of the searing cultural drama, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s DRELLA (I Love You Faye Driscoll), Raja Feather Kelly creates another deeply-superficial, gender-bending, race-shifiting, multi-medium ‘Artsploitation’. His new work is surreal and radical dance-theater, plundering the illusions of today’s popular culture, the impending social media war, and that imaginary line separating performers and audience. Co-directed by filmmaker Laura Snow, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s 15 (Color Me, Warhol) completes Andy Warhol’s vision of Richard Attenborough & Michael Bennett's 1985 movie-musical classic A CHORUS LINE.
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Trailer 2
the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol's 15 (Color Me, Warhol)
WORLD PREMIERE April 2015 at Dixon Place.
written, choreographed and directed by : Raja Feather Kelly
co-direction and video: Laura Snow
cinematography and editing: Aitor Mendilibar
additional camera operator: David McCullouch
Performed by Raja Feather Kelly, Amy Gernux, Beth Graczyk, Lindsay Head, Yvonne Hernandez, Rebecca Hite, Nik Owens, Rachel Pritzlaff, John Gutierrez, Ben Wolk, Aaron Moses Robin, Yeman Brown.
Lighting Design and Technical Director
Tuce Yasmak
Sound Mixing and Design
Sam Crawford
Projection ensemble
Jesse Ricke and Lisa Lee
Full Production
COLOR ME, WARHOL is the latest installment of an ongoing series jump-started by Raja Feather Kelly’s interest in Andy Warhol, pop culture, and identity.
WORLD PREMIERE: Fridays and Saturdays
April 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 @ 7pm Dixon Place
In the previous works inspired by the late American pop icon, Kelly (with support of his ensemble THE FEATH3R THEORY) has successfully carved out a niche for himself as an artist obsessed with seeing the world through a Warholian lens and “regurgitating” it into what he calls “Artsploitations.”
His new work is surreal and radical dance-theater, plundering the illusions of today’s popular culture, the impending social media war, and that imaginary line separating performers and audience.
Co-directed by filmmaker Lou Snow, COLOR ME, WARHOL completes Andy Warhol’s vision of Richard Attenborough & Michael Bennet’s 1985 movie-musical classic A CHORUS LINE.
This performance is am immersive experience for the audience and presents new practices and integrations in modern dance/postmodern dance/theater.
The production team has over 20 individuals working to make this come alive.
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https://vimeo.com/116036445
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the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol's 15 (Color Me, Warhol)
concept, choreography and direction : Raja Feather Kelly
co-direction and video: Laura Snow
WORLD PREMIERE April 2015 at Dixon Place.
Performed by Raja Feather Kelly, Amy Gernux, Beth Graczyk, Lindsay Head, Yvonne Hernandez, Rebecca Hite, Nik Owens, Rachel Pritzlaff, John Gutierrez, Ben Wolk, Aaron Moses Robin, Yeman Brown.
Collaborators: Tuce Yasak (Lighting and Technical Director); Laura Snow (Co- Director and Videographer); Aitor Mendilibar (Photographer and Videographer); Jesse Ricke, Lisa Lee (Projection ensemble); Erik Abbot-Main, Jenna Petok, (Marketing).
From the creator of the searing cultural drama, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s DRELLA (I Love You Faye Driscoll), Raja Feather Kelly creates another deeply-superficial, gender-bending, race-shifiting, multi-medium ‘Artsploitation’. His new work is surreal and radical dance-theater, plundering the illusions of today’s popular culture, the impending social media war, and that imaginary line separating performers and audience. Co-directed by filmmaker Laura Snow, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s 15 (Color Me, Warhol) completes Andy Warhol’s vision of Richard Attenborough & Michael Bennett's 1985 movie-musical classic A CHORUS LINE.
Trailer 3
the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol's 15 (Color Me, Warhol)
concept, choreography and direction : Raja Feather Kelly
co-direction and video: Laura Snow
WORLD PREMIERE April 2015 at Dixon Place.
Performed by Raja Feather Kelly, Amy Gernux, Beth Graczyk, Lindsay Head, Yvonne Hernandez, Rebecca Hite, Nik Owens, Rachel Pritzlaff, John Gutierrez, Ben Wolk, Aaron Moses Robin, Yeman Brown.
Collaborators: Tuce Yasak (Lighting and Technical Director); Laura Snow (Co- Director and Videographer); Aitor Mendilibar (Photographer and Videographer); Jesse Ricke, Lisa Lee (Projection ensemble); Erik Abbot-Main, Jenna Petok, (Marketing).
From the creator of the searing cultural drama, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s DRELLA (I Love You Faye Driscoll), Raja Feather Kelly creates another deeply-superficial, gender-bending, race-shifiting, multi-medium ‘Artsploitation’. His new work is surreal and radical dance-theater, plundering the illusions of today’s popular culture, the impending social media war, and that imaginary line separating performers and audience. Co-directed by filmmaker Laura Snow, the feath3r theory Presents: Andy Warhol’s 15 (Color Me, Warhol) completes Andy Warhol’s vision of Richard Attenborough & Michael Bennett's 1985 movie-musical classic A CHORUS LINE.