When: February 27 — March 3
Where: Powel House, 244 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia.
Price: $20; 21+
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #sitespecific, #sex, #historichouse, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
Welcome. Come in. Have a drink. See someone you would like to meet? Follow them. Watch them. When you are done, find a new partner and follow them. There are soldiers, wives, poets: whatever you like. Don’t want to commit? Then just wander from room to room and see who you find. Sneak out to the garden. Have an encounter in the ballroom. Try it. It doesn’t matter. Nothing matters.
La Ronde is a series of 10 scenes that depict vivid sexual encounters between partners across the class and societal divides. Named for type of dance, the audience meets 10 individuals who exchange sexual partners throughout the piece. Considered scandalous for its indictment of how sexuality among the upper, educated class, Schnitzler’s piece acted as an expose of the hypocritical attitudes of his time.
Adapted from Viennese author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler, La Ronde is staged immersively. Please note this performance is a historic, non-accessible venue with stairs.
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Office facilities provided by Thymele Arts, in Los Angeles, CA.
Contact Level: None
Content Advisories: One of the 10 scenes features workplace harassment and assault in the vein of the #metoo movement.
Audience members should expect to be standing/walking during the performance. Seating is limited.
This venue is not wheelchair accessible. The venue is two floors and has steps to enter the building.
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