P.S. 122 Presents Temporary Distortion's Americana Kamikaze as part of COIL 2010 January 7, 2010

P.S. 122 Presents Temporary Distortion's Americana Kamikaze as part of COIL 2010
"Go to the theatre to see death performed live to really test your limits."

"Refracting a Japanese ghost story through an American experimental sensibility, Temporary Distortion, integrating mind-blowing video images and theatrical tension, has created a nightmarish pop aesthetic that deserves your attention."
-Jason Zinoman, The New York Times
Following sold-out runs at Performance Space 122 in 2008 and 2009 Temporary Distortion return and climb back inside one of their signature box structures to unspool a theatre-cinema hybrid so new it can only be called bleeding-edge as they delve into the world of Japanese ghost stories and J-Horror. Americana Kamikaze is haunted by vengeful spirits, impossible physical manipulations, elliptical storylines, creepy sound designs, equally creepy cinematography, and bizarrely happy endings.

American and Japanese performers are doubled by video doppelgangers in this East-meets-West psychological horror story that fractures reality and narrative beyond existence. Americana Kamikaze explores the fluidity of time and space, the thin line between madness and reason, and the capacity for acts of extreme violence to transform otherwise unremarkable lives.
SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW: Fri, Jan 8
Sat, Jan 9 10pm
Sun, Jan 10 7:30pm
Mon, Jan 11 5pm
For tickets call 212.352.3101 or visit Http://www.ps122.org/performances/coil_2010.html
Tickets $20,$15 (students, seniors)
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Official Website: http://www.ps122.org/performances/coil_2010.html