Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company is coming to the Power Center this weekend! A cast of 6 women will be performing her work “Untitled Feminist Show”. Just from the name it is obvious this play combines two passions of mine: theater and feminism. The show is not done in a “classic” form of theater but more experimentally: it is performed completely in the nude and the actresses never speak. Instead the production utilizes music, projections, and movement to create its story about the female experience. One review from Hilton Als of The New Yorker states that “…part of what makes it so transcendent is its delicious ability to alternate the pain of being different with a sense of humor about lives not lived among the status quo”.
I have never seen Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company perform but I’m excited for what’s in store. Its going to be both a thought-provoking and enchanting evening!
Performances are Thursday, January 21st, at 7:00 pm and Friday, January 22nd, at 8:00 pm. Thursday evening, on the show’s opening night in Ann Arbor, there will be a 15 minute pre-show talk in the Power Center lobby. Tickets are $20 for students and range from $20-44 for adults.
The show has a run time of 60 minutes. It is recommended for mature audiences, due to the large amount of nudity.
