Across A Distance
by Nick Lantz; music by Scott Gendel
directed by Kelly J. G. Bremner
Mitchell Theatre, UW-Madison campus
The disparate worlds of Deaf performance and opera come together for this world premiere.
Across A Distance is a multimedia bilingual (English and American Sign Language) performance piece that tells the story of two people, two islands, and the path to their connection.
Join them as they discover what happens when the magical first blush of love gives way to the challenges of uniting two different lives and realities.
The performance features music from UW-Madison alumnus Scott Gendel (Masters in Music Performance'01; DMA Music'05).
Julia Faulkner, the actress and singer, is also a UW-Madison professor of voice in the School of Music.
September 17,18,23,24,25 at 7:30 pm; September 19 at 2 pm
post-performance panel discussion 9/19
The event co-sponsored by the UW-Madison School of Music, the McBurney Disability Resource Center the Office of the Provost for Diversity and Climate and the Arts Institute with support from the Evjue Foundation and the Anonymous Fund.
This project is funded, in part, by grants from the Madison Arts Commission and Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.