Synetic’s King Lear extends to Synetic Theater in Crystal City!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2011
CONTACT: Angela Fox, afox@crystalcity.org, 703-412-9430
Synetic’s King Lear extends to Synetic Theater in Crystal City!
First Performance on April 29
"The spectral beauty of Tsikurishvili’s ‘Lear’ is unlike any of his previous attempts...” ‐ The Washington Post
"Synetic Theater’s silent ‘King Lear’ is one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I’ve ever seen.” DC Theatre Scene
"Enchanting, original and gratifyingly macabre." MetroWeekly
Arlington, VA ‐ Critics and audiences agree! Synetic’s King Lear is not to be missed! The Helen Hayes Awards Recommended© production currently at the Lansburgh Theatre through April 24, is the seventh installment of Synetic’s renowned “Silent Shakespeare” series. Due to overwhelming demand, Synetic Theater is thrilled to announce an extension into their Crystal City venue! The show will open in Crystal City on August 29th, and close May 8!
With apocalyptic visuals, farce, knife‐play and acrobatics, director Paata Tsikurishvili brings lightness to this dark and violent tale of a king’s descent into madness and his search for humanity. King Lear is guaranteed to move and entertain audiences. "As much skilled physicality, drama, low comedy, dancing and fighting is packed into this production's 95 minutes as can normally only be found in a whole season's worth of shows…” exclaims DCist.
The King Lear extension stars Helen Hayes Award winner Irakli Kavsadze in the title role and features Ben Cunis, Philip Fletcher, Greg Anderson, Miřenka Čechová, Chris Galindo, Austin Johnson, Lauren Elizabeth Kieler, Renata Loman, Peter Pereyra, Hector Reynoso, Dallas Tolentino, Brynn Tucker, Ryan Tumulty and Matt Ward.
As a special benefit for runners of the Crystal City BID's 5K Friday series, anyone who runs the last 5K Friday race on April 29th can get discounted tickets to any performance of King Lear during the extension. Runners can either purchase $30 tickets at the box office or online (using the code "runforshow"), all they have to do is show their racing bib when they arrive at the theater. This is an excellent opportunity to get active and artful in Crystal City.
King Lear
Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili
Adapted by Paata Tsikurishvili and Ben Cunis
Choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili
Dates: April 29 – May 8 at Synetic Theater in Crystal City
10 performances: Thursday through Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm
With performance on Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Location: Synetic Theater at Crystal City, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Metro: Crystal City (Blue / Yellow Lines)
Box Office: 800.494.8497 or www.synetictheater.org
Tickets: $40 55
Student, military, senior and group discounts available.
$30 tickets for 5K Friday participants with a racing bib and the code "runforshow."
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Founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, Synetic Theater is DC’s Premier Physical Theater, whose mission is to be the premier American physical theater, fusing dynamic art forms—such as text, drama, movement, acrobatics, dance, and music, by producing world‐class physical theater for all ages,educating the next generation of artists and physical theater professionals, and promoting this distinct form of theater nationally and internationally through community outreach and touring programs. Synetic’s unique performance style is simultaneously avant‐garde and accessible, with a broad appeal to a wide, culturally diverse, and cross‐generational audience. Overall, Synetic has earned 79 Helen Hayes Nominations and received 17 Helen Hayes Awards, garnering acclaim for its "Silent Shakespeare" repertoire (Hamlet…the rest is silence, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra and Othello).
