On the Boards Presents:

Christian Rizzo (France – Dance/Performance Art)
May 18 - 20
OtB Merrill Mainstage Theater
8pm, $22 General/ $18 Students (as available)

Don’t miss the first (and only) US appearance of the controversial French body artist Christian Rizzo in a haunting performance that etches itself into the mind’s eye well after the show has ended. From the highly conceptual and theoretical world that is the current dance scene in Europe, comes Christian Rizzo’s i might as well want the blue of the sky and ride away on a donkey. Part performance art, part dance theater work, Rizzo summons his roots as the lead singer of a rock group and his work in fashion to create a visual and aural feast for the senses featuring a live house mix by Gerome Nox and lights by Caty Olive. Rizzo uses club culture, fashion, a live audio mix, an animal skin and a bloody macabre puppet to create a mind-blowing solo that climaxes with Vaseline, green glitter and French rap.

P.S. This isn’t your typical dance show.


Don’t miss this…

PRESHOW TALK
Thur, May 18, 7pm, Studio Theater
Join Lane Czaplinksi (OtB Artisitic Director) and faculty from Cornish College of the Arts as they address the question 'Where does dance end and performance art begin?' The panel will consist of Tonya Lockyer, Adjunct Faculty in Dance and John K. Wilson, Professor in Theater History and Performance Art.


Box Office Phone: 206-217-9888
Hours:
Tue – Fri, 12 noon – 6pm
Sat & Sun, 3-6pm, day-of-show only

On the Boards
100 W Roy St (lower Queen Anne)
www.ontheboards.org

Mary Murfin Bayley previews the Christian Rizzo performance in the Seattle Times:

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Seattle press reviews of Christian Rizzo at On the Boards:

Alice Kaderlan in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

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Mary Murfin Bayley in the Seattle Times:

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