WEARING LORCA'S BOWTIE Plays The Duke on 42nd Street

AENY-El Puente, Spanish Artists in New York, presents WEARING LORCA'S BOWTIE at The Duke on 42nd Street, a NEW 42ND STREET® project.

December 8 ? 17, 2011

In 1929, Federico Garcia Lorca, perhaps Spain's most well known poet and dramatist, spent nine months in New York as a guest lecturer and student at Columbia University. The experience changed both his life and his work. His collection of poems "Poet in New York" revolutionized his style and electrified the literary community in both Spain and the U.S. In the ground-breaking theater piece WEARING LORCA'S BOWTIE, 15 individual artists find themselves in New York, dreaming of Lorca and wondering why it is that we continue to be drawn to this city to make our life and our art and exploring the peculiar brand of loneliness that this city can evoke. The piece blends fantasy with actual moments from Lorca's work and trip ? such as his famous witnessing of the 1929 stock market crash ? with today's experience of trying to make a life in New York during the biggest economic crisis since Lorca's visit.

WEARING LORCA'S BOWTIE unites some of Spain's most celebrated and award-winning writers, actors, musicians, dancers and directors with a Tony, OBIE and Drama Desk Award-winning team of American designers to create a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. The piece will be created by the company in rehearsal using devised theater techniques, directed by Josh Hecht and Ignacio García-Bustelo. Text by Mar Gómez Glez and Judith Goudsmit. Story by Josh Hecht and Mar Gómez Glez. Scenic design by Robin Vest, lighting design by Clifton Taylor, sound design by Sam Kusnetz, composition by Javier Moreno, choreography by Cherice Barton, costume design by Yuko Nakoa, and art design by José Carlos Casado.

BOX OFFICE INFO:
Single tickets are $35.00. Tickets may be purchased via phone at 646-223-3010 or online at www.dukeon42.org.

AENY Artists include: Benita Benéitez, Adela Bolet, Freia Canals, María Cuartero, Beatriz de la Cruz, Sebastián Gálvez, Juan Carlos López, Puela Lunaris, Javier Moreno, Pep Munoz, Soraya Padrao, Amara C. Pérez, Nuria Rabanillo, Rodrigo Recabarren, Carlos Renedo, David Riley, Yago Vázquez.

Creative team:
Directors: Josh Hecht and Ignacio García-Bustelo
Text: Mar Gómez Glez and Judith Goudsmit
Story: Josh Hecht and Mar Gómez Glez
Designer: Robin Vest
Lighting Designer: Clifton Taylor
Sound Designer: Sam Kusnetz
Composer: Javier Moreno
Choreographer: Cherice Barton
Costume Designer: Yuko Nakoa
Art Design by José Carlos Casado
Production Manager: Amanda Raymond
Production Associate: C. Golden
Line Producer: Vicky Graham