FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor present:
HYPOTHESIS
a night of inventive performance
Dr. Blazes and Prof. Honor preparing for the spectacle
After blowing minds with their explosive premiere, Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor are back with the second experiment of their monthly performance event, Hypothesis, on Tuesday October 26, 2010 at The Midway. Hypothesis takes an intelligent, theatrical approach to cabaret while blending highbrow art with a lowbrow aesthetic. Each month, a new group of artists present work based on a challenge posited by fellow scientists Prof. Honor and Dr. Blazes. These challenges provide an opportunity to ask questions, test new approaches, and make work that fascinates.
In the sophomore installment of Hypothesis, art/scient-ists will create work around the theme “Matter vs. Antimatter.” Each artist will present two works: in one, they will play a character they love, admire, or cherish; in the other they must play a character they despise. A more nuanced version of Good and Evil, the performances promise to be thought-provoking and soul-scraping. Recent science has shown that matter wins out over antimatter. But what will happen when these forces collide at Hypothesis?
The evening will feature: musical alchemy from famed Boston songsters Walter Sickert & Edrie of Walter Sickert & the ARmy of BRoken TOys, capitalist-critical performance art from Zayde Buti, galvanizing solo work from actor/activist Cathy L. Draine, as well as performances from Hypothesis’s lead investigators, Johnny Blazes and Madge of Honor. This month will also include a new experiment in artistic simultaneity: live painting during the performances by TAiNA Vargas-Sosa. The presentation of findings will be followed by a dance party to the smashing sounds of Boston’s own Audio Chemists. Feature drinks, appropriately fluorescent and elixir-evocative, will be available at the bar for those scientists over 21.
HYPOTHESIS
Date: Tuesday October 26, 2010
Venue: The Midway, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain 617-524-9038
Admission: $7 at the door, 18+
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
Dancing: 10:30 pm onward
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Questions: contact (dot) hypothesis (at) gmail (dot) com
