Flight of Yanaihara's "Blue Bird"

There's a thin line between zany and hysterical, and Witness Relocation--award-winning physical theater of multi-genre collage and excess--tramples that line with manic abandon in The Blue Bird, running now through January 24 at the Clemente Soto Velez Center. Inspired by Japanese anime, Maeterlinck and environmental science, The Blue Bird takes a sleepless look at the role of human progress in the decline of the natural world. A troupe would have to have exceptional control to present a work so verging on chaos, so stuffed with stuff and yet so powerfully capable of shaking and stunning an audience. The talented, skillful collaborators here range from playwright Mikuni Yanaihara to director/choreographer Dan Safer to the versatile cast of co-creators and guest stars. Consider this one an assignment. Go!

Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center (CSV)
107 Suffolk Street, Manhattan (between Rivington and Delancey Streets)

Information on Witness Relocation
Schedule and ticketing for The Blue Bird or call 212-868-4444