Amen is a solo performance experimenting with the juxtaposition of movement, text, projected imagery, and sound.

The piece explores the act of bringing the palms of the hands together in the praying position, asking why humans do it and where this act comes from. It is inspired by the painting ‘The Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria’ by the German painter Lucas Cranach. It depicts the last moments before her beheading, kneeling and joining her hands in a prayer position. The performance investigates the instinctive action that made this gesture universal for praying, meditating, worshiping, showing a sense of gratitude, reverence and devotion.

The audience is led on a journey exploring the ritualistic, religious and secular forms of this notion.

Amen, conceived, written and performed by Adi Lerer, her performance practice gravitates towards devised, visual and experimental theatre. Collaborating on this project, multidisciplinary artist and designer, Jia-Chiann Ingrid Hu explores the visual narrative and develops mise-en-scene from imagery and movement in space.

Amen - a solo visual performance

Created & Performed by Adi Lerer

Scenography by Jia-Chiann Ingrid Hu

Choreography by Thomas Kampe

Amen is part of an event curated by The Red Velvet Curtain Cult called:

I believe (Tales from the Edge of Everything) 

 www.redvelvetcurtainclub.com

Friday 12March 2010

7-11pm

DeLa Warr Pavilion

Marina, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN40 1DP