Fratellanza Theater Company (more here)
Paul Manganello, Jim Manganello, Sango Tajima, Michael Malis, Sam Blake
String Up the Moon looks into the human heart and finds two men wrought by desire. A lowly government clerk lusts up the ladder of the Russian civil service. A brilliant musician murders his friend and idol, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and justifies his act on cosmic grounds. These tales meet to form a theatrical sonata of dreams and madness.
Fratellanza’s ensemble from across the arts adapts two Russian tales, “The Diary of a Madman” by Nikolai Gogol and Aleksandr Pushkin’s “Mozart and Salieri.” Three performers translate the poetry and movement of Gogol and Pushkin. Jazz musician Michael Malis composes an original score. All performed in a playground world created by visual artist Reed Esslinger.
September 5-8: PuppetART Theater
25 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI
Preview September 5
September 14: Michigan Legacy Art Park - Frohlich Amphitheater
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive, Thompsonville, MI
September 20-21: Jam Handy - Detroit Design Festival
2900 E. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI
September 21: Special performance with Russian tea afterparty at the Jam Handy: $25
Fratellanza’s ensemble from across the arts adapts two Russian tales, “The Diary of a Madman” by Nikolai Gogol and Aleksandr Pushkin’s “Mozart and Salieri.” Three performers translate the poetry and movement of Gogol and Pushkin. Jazz musician Michael Malis composes an original score. All performed in a playground world created by visual artist Reed Esslinger.
September 5-8: PuppetART Theater
25 E. Grand River, Detroit, MI
Preview September 5
September 14: Michigan Legacy Art Park - Frohlich Amphitheater
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive, Thompsonville, MI
September 20-21: Jam Handy - Detroit Design Festival
2900 E. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI
September 21: Special performance with Russian tea afterparty at the Jam Handy: $25
