Spiegeltent
Adrienne Truscott’s 24-Minute Misinterpretation of Song, Time, and Jeenyus
July 5
Spiegeltent
July 5
Form-busting performance artist Adrienne Truscott returns to the Spiegeltent as the one and lonely Païge Trnr, the forgotten cabaret legend and figment of her own imagination. Joined by an all-lady band (musical director Viva DeConcini on guitar, Brittany Anjou on keys, and Bernice ‘Boom Boom’ Brooks on drums), Païge is here to misinterpret and pervert some of the best and worst songs ever written. Païge will bring you to your feet (or knees) whether you like it or not, and whether she has autonomy over her body and her cocktails or not. Come! It’ll be so much pun.
Viva DeConcini (Taylor Mac, Christeene) wields her guitar like an angry woman would use a curling iron as a weapon; Brittany Anjou (Christeene, BiTyrant) will ‘lay waste’ to the keys if necessary, leaving only a powdery white substance to energize you for the revolution and Bernice ‘Boom Boom’ Brooks (Justin Vivian Bond, Taylor Mac) will hit the skins like there’s no tomorrow…because there might not be!
Adrienne Truscott’s work crosses methodologies from dance, theater, comedy, and performance art, unfolding as drag, evening-length pieces, dances, and solos. She’s a Doris Duke and FCA grantee and her recent collaboration, Masterclass (with Brokentalkers), recently had its U.S. premiere at NYU Skirball and the Fisher Center after 2 years of international touring. Her works Grey Arias (with Le Gateau Chocolat), Wild Bore, & THIS continue to tour. She’s one half of the yet-to-retire Wau Wau Sisters, and her critically-acclaimed Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else is considered a game-changer at the performed intersection of rape culture, gender, and comedy and a precursor to Nanette. Her work has been presented at the Sydney Opera House, Sophiensale, Fusebox Festival, The Moth, MIT, Weirdo Night, CBGB’s, PS122, The Kitchen, MoMA (Chicago), and The Whitney. She coordinates the MA program in Human Rights and the Arts at Bard and is your Spiegeltent emcee.
Grab a bite and a drink while you’re at the Fisher Center! We offer theater concessions at Sosnoff theater, LUMA theater, and Olin Hall. Across the way, is the al fresco Spiegeltent Garden—or grab a nosh while seeing a Spiegeltent Performance. There is ample space for outdoor picnics across Bard’s campus. Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts.
Eat & StayBard College’s main campus is located in Annandale-on-Hudson (a hamlet of Red Hook), New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. Click the Google map below, or get directions by entering the following address into your GPS: 60 Manor Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571.
From the East
If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.9 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave.
From the West
If you are traveling from west of the Hudson River, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G, turn left onto Route 9G, drive north 3.5 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave.
Spiegeltent
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