Traverse Arts Project

TRAVERSE ARTS PROJECT PREMIERE’S TECH.LOGIC THE PARANOIA OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE 2008 PHILLY FRINGE FESTIVAL

PHILADELPHIA – With voices from Philly to Jamaica, Traverse Arts Project’s debut interdisciplinary piece, Tech.Logic: The Paranoia of Opportunity, opens with a multiracial cast at The Play ground at The Adrienne Theater on August 29, 2008 at 6:30 p.m  and runs 45 minutes. Tickets are priced at $15.00 and are available through the Philadelphia Fringe website at www.pafringe.com. The Play ground at The Adrienne Theatre is located at 2030 Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia.

The movement, text and narrative of the piece were created from submitted responses and cast exploration of difficult, personal and probing questions about technology’s contribution to society. This collage of individual viewpoints allows TAP to explore the notion of being connected and technology’s ability to alter the values of time, people and preference. Tech.Logic  aims to hold up a societal mirror to shed light on our integrated  techno dependence.

The opening monologue  from one Philadelphian’s obsession with being “plugged in” quickly gives way to diverse segments including  Lisa’s Story as she recounts her tale of discovering love and sexuality via the Internet in the shadow of Jamaica’s  rampant homophobia.

The segment “TEXT:” explores breaking up, hooking up, and maintaining friendships with people via text messaging and leaves one submitter feeling his actions were self-deprecating.  We see how a text message is easily misinterpreted based on the mental, emotional, and physical constructs that make up the world of the receiver.

In “Paranoia of Opportunity:” we delve into the world of unlimited choice and singularity, a futuristic moment in time when knowledge doubles in an instant leaving the human race utterly helpless. In the age of unlimited choice and I-living, is technology further breaking down the tribe or creating a new, global-centered one?

Director Mark A. Dahl and Choreographer /Assistant Director Gina Stickney explained,  “We seek out like-minded performers who are fully committed to learning about themselves and others through the art. Commitment, open-mindedness and compassion are traits we looked for in artists.  The movement pieces are created from improvisation with performers using text, imagery, music and intuition as inspiration revealing  our various dependencies and relationships with technology.” Tech.Logic promises to spark conversation among the audience  long after they leave the theater.

Showtimes & Dates:

Fri. 8/29  6:30 PM

Sat. 8/30 4:00 PM

Sun. 8/31 6:30 PM

Sat.  9/6    1:00 PM

Mon. 9/8  7:00 PM

More information about “Tech.Logic: The Paranoia of Opportunity” and Traverse Arts Project can found at traversetheater.org or by contacting Mark A. Dahl at 215-837-1729.
Traverse Arts Project is a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.