Christodoulos Panayiotou: The Paradox of Acting
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
Taking as a starting point Rudolf Nureyev’s 1991 staging of the classical ballet La Bayadère, choreographed while his health was critically deteriorating, Christodoulos Panayiotou’s two-hour lecture-performance The Paradox of Acting is a meditation on the impossible theatrical representation of death. A version of his performance piece Dying on Stage, this piece explores literal, metaphorical, and symbolic deaths. The project examines the vicious relationship between the spectator, the actor, and the characters trapped in the action.
More detailed information is available on the Hammer Museum website.
Event Date: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.
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