BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201018T000000Z DTEND:20201018T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:WE'RE GONNA DIE by Young Jean Lee DESCRIPTION:Chicago ?Theatre Y is proud to present a film re-imagining of WE?RE GONNA DIE\, Young Jean Lee?s poignant and life-affirming stage play-cum-indie rock concert in which a female singer alternates can-you-top-this stories of the awfulness of life with sweet\, peppy tunes like ?Lullaby for the Miserable? and ?Horrible Things.? Reviewing the 2011 premiere production\, Christopher Isherwood of the New York Times made WE?RE GONNA DIE a critic?s pick and called it ?a kind of collective consolation for life?s unavoidable woes.?\n\nStarting September 18 Theatre Y will release online its unique take on WE?RE GONNA DIE\, a film conceived for our current state of social isolation. A team of 12 artists rehearsed\, composed\, designed\, recorded\, shot\, edited and produced this film remotely\, with each artist navigating how to work from their home. The film includes freshly re-imagined versions of the show?s original songs by composer Kyle Gregory Price\, orchestrated for a contemporary chamber ensemble that includes pedal steel guitar and harpsichord amongst its instruments. \n\nAs the global pandemic continues to claim lives and ravage communities\, denying us the gift of shared presence\, we want to offer a visual meditation on absence\, a musical memento mori that helps us mourn what has been lost and find comfort in the beauty of what we still have.\n\nThis film will be released September 18-October 4\, much like a normal theatrical run (Fri-Sun at 7pm) only virtually. The audience will be invited to RSVP (for free!) for a particular showing\, and will enter into a virtual lobby with that evening's guests\, watch the film individually\, and re-convene for our traditional talk-back session over zoom. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Chicago ?Theatre Y is proud to present a film re-imagining of WE?RE GONNA DIE\, Young Jean Lee?s poignant and life-affirming stage play-cum-indie rock concert in which a female singer alternates can-you-top-this stories of the awfulness of life with sweet\, peppy tunes like ?Lullaby for the Miserable? and ?Horrible Things.? Reviewing the 2011 premiere production\, Christopher Isherwood of the New York Times made WE?RE GONNA DIE a critic?s pick and called it ?a kind of collective consolation for life?s unavoidable woes.?
\n\nStarting September 18 Theatre Y will release online its unique take on WE?RE GONNA DIE\, a film conceived for our current state of social isolation. A team of 12 artists rehearsed\, composed\, designed\, recorded\, shot\, edited and produced this film remotely\, with each artist navigating how to work from their home. The film includes freshly re-imagined versions of the show?s original songs by composer Kyle Gregory Price\, orchestrated for a contemporary chamber ensemble that includes pedal steel guitar and harpsichord amongst its instruments. \;
\n\nAs the global pandemic continues to claim lives and ravage communities\, denying us the gift of shared presence\, we want to offer a visual meditation on absence\, a musical memento mori that helps us mourn what has been lost and find comfort in the beauty of what we still have.
\n\nThis film will be released September 18-October 4\, much like a normal theatrical run (Fri-Sun at 7pm) only virtually. The audience will be invited to RSVP (for free!) for a particular showing\, and will enter into a virtual lobby with that evening's guests\, watch the film individually\, and re-convene for our traditional talk-back session over zoom.
\n LOCATION:RSVP FOR FREE HERE: ?https://theatre-y.ticketleap.com/were-gonna-die-by-young-jean-lee/ This film will be released September 18-October 4\, much like a normal theatrical run (Fri-Sun at 7pm) only virtually. The audience will be invited to RSVP (for free!) for a particular showing\, and will enter into a virtual lobby with that evening's guests\, watch the film individually\, and re-convene for our traditional talk-back session over zoom. UID:e.697.35741 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240328T121103Z URL:https://www.lincolnsquare.org/events/details/we-re-gonna-die-by-young-jean-lee-10-17-2020-35741 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR