Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Real Enemies (a workshop premiere)
Thursday, September 10, 2015, 7:30 PMAt the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
$15 general admission, free for Virginia Tech students
$10 other students with ID and children 18 and under
"This is the age of conspiracy, the age of connections, secret links, secret relationships."
—Don DeLillo, Running Dog
Based on in-depth research into the history, aesthetics, and psychology of conspiracy, Real Enemies is an evening-length, multi-media, jazz-fueled exploration of American paranoia. This marriage of music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction marks the first collaboration between composer Darcy James Argue, filmmaker Peter Nigrini, and writer Isaac Butler, who together chronicle a shadow history of post-war America that may—or may not—be true. Beginning with Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA data collection and moving through a dozen conspiracies, Real Enemies mimics and deconstructs how information overload, our need to make sense of the world, and government wrongdoing form the basis of our conspiracy culture. Conspiracy theories are our modern folklore, a way to explain uncomfortable and troubling aspects of our world. Equal parts rollicking concert, impressionist documentary, and lyric essay, Real Enemies is at the vanguard of both music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction, continuing the boundary-pushing work of composer Darcy James Argue.
RELATED EVENT
Thursday, September 10, 2015, Following the performance
Q&A with the Real Enemies Artists
Moderated by Jason Crafton, assistant professor of trumpet and jazz studies, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech
Cube
Free
PROGRAM NOTES
Based on in-depth research into the history, aesthetics, and psychology of conspiracy, Real Enemies is an evening-length, multi-media, jazz-fueled exploration of American paranoia. This marriage of music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction marks the first collaboration between composer Darcy James Argue, filmmaker Peter Nigrini, and writer Isaac Butler, who together chronicle a shadow history of post-war America that may—or may not—be true. Beginning with Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA data collection and moving through a dozen conspiracies, Real Enemies mimics and deconstructs how information overload, our need to make sense of the world, and government wrongdoing form the basis of our conspiracy culture. Conspiracy theories are our modern folklore, a way to explain uncomfortable and troubling aspects of our world. Equal parts rollicking concert, impressionist documentary, and lyric essay, Real Enemies is at the vanguard of both music-theatre and hybrid nonfiction, continuing the boundary-pushing work of composer Darcy James Argue.
RELATED EVENT
Thursday, September 10, 2015, Following the performance
Q&A with the Real Enemies Artists
Moderated by Jason Crafton, assistant professor of trumpet and jazz studies, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech
Cube
Free
PROGRAM NOTES
Advance program notes are provided online for our patrons who like to read about performances ahead of time. Printed programs will be provided to patrons at the performances. Programs are subject to change. View advance program notes here.
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All performances take place in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, in the Street and Davis Performance Hall, unless otherwise noted.