Baruch Center for the Performing Arts, Nagelberg Theatre
55 Lexington Ave
646.312.4085
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1001, Photo: Evan Sung
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Oct 22, 2007 – Nov 17, 2007
Mondays–Fridays (8pm)
Saturdays (3 & 8pm)
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- Price
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$25 - 35
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In this postmodern production of Scheherazade's tales of One Thousand and One Nights, the old world of Arabian markets and palaces is interwoven with the modern politics of romance and culture, electronic courtship, and emotional deception. Through the filter of the ideas of Edward Saïd, and the wordplay of Jorge Luis Borges (whose ghost makes a cameo), the cast of six takes on the roles of 27 characters that beg the question, "What are any of us, but a collection of stories?" Through these interchanging roles, the equally elaborate and understated costumes, and subtle video projections, the tales readily consume the audience.
