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Past Performing Arts | Theater
Presented by CAPA and Wexner Center for the Arts
Ohio Premiere
$6 access $17 members and CAPA subscribers (suggested) $20 general public (suggested) $14 students and seniors (suggested) $36 access sponsor
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This stunning work of theater considers our current societal moment and—through an unforgettable feat of staging—asks whether humanity is doomed or destined for salvation.
With a punning name that roughly translates as “feel estate,” Belgian ensemble Ontroerend Goed ingeniously combines physical theater, video, and scenic design into a magical multimedia experience. Like its palindrome of a title, Are we not drawn onward to new erA unfolds in a sequence that appears the same going forward as it does backward, but here meanings change as we’re transformed by the journey. Traveling from the time of Adam and Eve to the apocalyptic future and back again, the ensemble portrays a world forever altered by our quest for progress while questioning if our actions are reversible—or if we’ve gone past the point of no return.
Are we advancing, or is humanity headed the wrong way? This powerful work explores both scenarios while probing something deeper. Composer William Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops—music made from deteriorating magnetic tapes and completed on the morning of September 11, 2001—provides an appropriate sonic backdrop to this gripping theatrical event.
Please note: this performance uses theatrical smoke.
The Ontroerend Goed website
“Are We Not Drawn Onward to New ErA review – palindromic drama of dazzling proportions,” Mark Fisher, Guardian (UK)
“Review: ‘Are We Not Drawn Onward to New Era’ Stages a Disaster in Reverse,” Alexis Soloski, New York Times
Ontroerend Goed, Are we not drawn onward to new erA, photo: Miriam Devriendt.
Guided by artistic director Alexander Devriendt, Ontroerend Goed is a collective that’s convinced every idea deserves its own brand of artistic expression. Accordingly, the company embraces a sense of ownership for the work of every single contributor, from actors and light designers to scenographers and conceptual thinkers. Ontroerend Goed first appeared on the international scene in 2007 with The Smile Off Your Face, a one-on-one show in which the audience is tied to a wheelchair and then blindfolded. Their devised theatrical works have toured to New York, Sydney, London, and Seattle, earning accolades and acclaim along the way.
Copresented by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY National Endowment for the Arts
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging CampusParc Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Larry and Donna James Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
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Ontroerend Goed
