{"id":3643,"date":"2011-02-18T20:44:23","date_gmt":"2011-02-19T03:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2011-02-18T20:57:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T03:57:07","slug":"david-js-theatrefication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2011\/02\/18\/david-js-theatrefication\/","title":{"rendered":"David J’s THEATREFICATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

A CHILLING REIMAGINING OF THE SAGA OF THE BLACK DAHLIA<\/i><\/h1>\n

[From www.davidjonline.com<\/a>, where you can read the press release HERE<\/a>. -Editor]<\/i>
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David J's THEATREFICATION<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n \u201cEven the darkest scenario can result in transcendence.\u201d \u2013 David J<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chanteuse and the Devil\u2019s Muse\u201d is a short form play with music by Los Angeles-based artist David J (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets), collaborating with Ego Plum (Ebola Music Orchestra). It premieres as part of THEATREFICATION, the event launching the City of Los Angeles\u2019 \u201cBroadway 100\u201d celebration of the centennial of the downtown Broadway District on Saturday, March 26 at the Million Dollar Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am revisiting the \u2018Black Dahlia\u2019 song cycle that I originally composed for the independent feature film, \u2018The Devil\u2019s Muse\u2019 directed by Ramzi Abed,\u201d says David J, \u201cIn this new theatrical staging, I am reuniting with the arranger of the original cycle, Ego Plum. The music works as a framework around which another related story is interwoven.\u201d<\/p>\n

David J, who brought the story of Warhol muse Edie Sedgwick, \u201cSilver for Gold\u201d, to the Los Angeles stage to critical acclaim, has turned his attentions on the saga of the Black Dahlia. A legendary cold case that has long been a spot of tarnish on the glitter of Hollywood\u2019s tinsel, the story of the murder and mutilation of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short has been a mystery that has baffled experts. The tale has been expounded upon and speculated upon in numerous essays, books, films, and now a new play with music. \u201cThe Chanteuse and the Devil\u2019s Muse\u201d is an exciting fusion of live music, a gripping story, black light illusion, and the talents of internationally acclaimed butoh performer Vangeline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe incorporation of butoh also feels very natural as it too is essentially about stripping performance down to the heart and bone,\u201d adds David J, \u201cI am extremely excited to be working with Vangeline as she is one of the finest exponents of this craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concept of short form musical theatre breaks from the classic notion of theatre, breaking from what have come to be restrictions of convention. With a running time of just under an hour, \u201cThe Chanteuse and the Devil\u2019s Muse\u201d presents theatre in a more accessible way, targeting a younger, hipper audience with a sitcom-length attention span. It was a format that was comfortable for David J.<\/p>\n

\u201cWriting in the short form is all about stripping down and condensing. To me, this is not so difficult as I have always felt something of an affinity with the spare approach,\u201d confesses David J, \u201cInitially this economic attitude was applied to my music (Bauhaus) and now it\u2019s being applied to theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for THEATREFICATION, which pairs \u201cThe Chanteuse and the Devil\u2019s Muse\u201d with Helene Federici\u2019s short form electropera, \u201cET Mostavy\u201d, can be purchased online at www.theatrefication.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A CHILLING REIMAGINING OF THE SAGA OF THE BLACK DAHLIA [From www.davidjonline.com, where you can read the press release HERE. -Editor] \u201cEven the darkest scenario can result in transcendence.\u201d \u2013 David J \u201cThe Chanteuse and the Devil\u2019s Muse\u201d is a short form play with music by Los Angeles-based artist David J (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets), collaborating with Ego Plum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[581,573,579],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","category-music","category-reflected-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10747,"url":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2014\/11\/02\/who-killed-mister-moonlight-bauhaus-black-magick-and-benediction-by-david-j-haskins\/","url_meta":{"origin":3643,"position":0},"title":"WHO KILLED MISTER MOONLIGHT? 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