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PRESS RELEASE -- DIVAfest 2004
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April 14, 2004
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Third Annual DIVAfest Roars Into San Francisco's EXIT Theatre May 20 - 29
One of the featured shows in DIVAfest 2004 is Talking Machine, developed and directed by Erica Blue
Talking Machine
"Papa the box is talking to me, this thing is cursed ... this thing
is blessed," Talking Machine is a dance/silent film/opera epic
created in a Neo Realistic Felini inspired world. It takes you on an odyssey
of confused beauty, blind optimism and bread. Post War II, Italy, a group
of people are drawn together by the Talking Machine which arrives mysteriously
in their court yard and it begins speaking to each of them, evoking dreams,
fears, and loves. In the end they resurrect hope surrounded by grapes.
Erica Blue's most ambitious production to date with a stellar cast of the Bay Areas most talented actors and musicians.
Directed By Erica Blue. Created By the Ensemble: Eponine Cuervo-Moll, Todd Dykstra, Kieran Chavez, Katerina Fabic, Alison Sacha Ross, Maia Halperin, Rebecca Noon, Dan Carbone, Camille Campbell, Christopher Carter, Kirk White
With live Music by Dan Plonzey, John Shiurba, Rob Pumpelly. Sets by Gregory Kloehn. Lighting design Jason Ries. Video By Mike Kuchar. Produced By EXIT Theatre. PHOTO
PRAISE AND AWARDS FOR ERICA BLUE ...
"Blue crafts compelling images (that are) gently haunting." -- Brad Rosenstein, SF Bay Guardian 2001
"Amazing technical design ... a mini-compendium of Italian culture ... Blue makes you think about the unattainable." -- Joe Mader, The Examiner 2001
"Fascinating Performance." -- Clint O'Conner,
Cleveland Plain Dealer 1999
"Blue's performance is superbly fiendish." -- Brad
Rosenstein, SF Bay Guardian 2000
"Vivid Images and intriguingly poetic theater." -- Robert Hurwitt, SF Examiner 1997
Blue's work has been performed across the US and Europe and most recently at New York's La Mama.
Featured performer in the 12th and last annual Cleveland Performance Art Festival 1999.
Best of SF Fringe 1999.
East Bay Express' Best of 2002 Most Surreal Sighting for her winged walks around Lake Merritt.