· UV Nile Written on November 10, 2011, by Joshua.
UV Nile is an immersive, start-stop performance that draws connections between spiritualism, exoticism, false-idolatry and themes of tribal unity in 90′s rave culture. The piece casts the gallery space as a house of worship; the performer as a high priest; and each spectator as a congregant. Throughout the night, Blvck America projects multiple layers of [...]
· Fear of a _____ Planet Written on February 22, 2011, by Joshua.
The premiere performance collaboration between Joshua Seidner and art collective Blvck America, Fear of a _____ Planet explores the blank space between the beats of a disco track; those unnamed moments amidst the gospel lift of each strobe and the grounded truth of each deep bass throb. Within that black-lit blank space, the performer submits [...]
· First Fight Written on February 22, 2011, by Joshua.
First Fight, presented in a white-washed concrete space, sets six men against one another in improvisational physical confrontation. Within the ring-fight, each performer is afforded an opportunity to assert dominance over the opposing five, alternately filling the role of warrior and defender. The inherent violence in those interactions is tempered and informed by text, delivered [...]
· Esquire Written on February 22, 2011, by Joshua.
Using the red-light tropes of a traditional brothel, Esquire, set in a private penthouse suite, incorporates intimate contact with each spectator. Informed by the cartoon-masculine showmanship of Russia’s popular male striptis, the performance piece allows each performer to present himself as Jinetero, the Cuban slang for hustlers as “horse jockeys” that “ride the tourists.” Amidst [...]
··· Brief Written on March 15, 2010, by Joshua.
POWDERBURN is an original play, currently in development, that follows one man from an old world to a new world to an underground otherworld. The piece pits itself against themes of masculinity, violence, and immigration. Text veers from prose to broken translations of Barrio Spanish, Hebrew and Arabic slang, Russian mat and other mother [...]
··· Development Written on March 15, 2010, by Joshua.
POWDERBURN was first presented in open workshop at: The Watermill Center | Watermill, New York | 29 September 2009 Performers: Joshua Seidner, Tom Macy, Sardor Sodikov, Deshaun Davi Davis | Assistant: Terell Richardson | Video: Johnny Woods | Photo: Zachary Seidner | Costumes: Asher Levine POWDERBURN workshop reading: New York Theatre Workshop | New York [...]
···· Intros Written on November 30, 2009, by Joshua.
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···· Jumpen Written on November 30, 2009, by Joshua.
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···· Militant Written on November 30, 2009, by Joshua.
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···· Fireplay Written on November 30, 2009, by Joshua.
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