Ace Hotel Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY

ABOUT

Presented by Ace Hotel Brooklyn, Mamie Green’s Lover’s Discourse in an immersive dance + theater performance that unfolded across the public lobby of the hotel.  

The interdisciplinary piece features actors interpreting Shakespearean monologues as the choreography embodies and breaks apart the narratives through abstract movements. Quotes from Roland Barthes’ iconic A Lovers’ Discourse frame each act.

Directed and Choreographed by Mamie Green
Shakespeare arranged by by Matthew Gasda
Original score by Alex Merbouti
Performed by Sophie Becker, Mia Blake,Tim Allen, August Gray Gall, Kimie Parker,Jordan Powell, Marcus Sargeant, Donterreo Culp, Julian Grubman, and Mamie Green
Lighting Design by Henry Mont

REVIEWS

“a different kind of treat…the emergence of highly attuned and articulate bodies arising
out of the familiar din of city life.”

– Fjord Review