Drawing from material as varied as surveillance footage, folk dance, instructional hunting videos and interviews with the cast, Man in a Case creates a bridge between our time and that of two brilliant 19th-century anti-love stories by Anton Chekhov: The Man in a Case and About Love. Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, the team behind the internationally acclaimed Big Dance Theater, bring their signature style—fusing theatre, dance, music and video—to this visionary adaptation featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Paul Lazar.
“…THIS LEGENDARY ARTIST [BARYSHNIKOV] STILL MOVES LIKE A DREAM, WHICH IS AN APT METAPHOR FOR THIS WOOZY, SLY AND THEATRICALLY ADVENTURESOME KIND OF STORYTELLING.” —Hartford Courant
About Baryshnikov Productions
Baryshnikov Productions is designed to bring the distinctive voices of innovative directors, choreographers and artists to the world’s most respected stages. Founded in 1991, Big Dance Theater is known for its inspired use of dance, music, text and visual design to expand and refract literary texts.
Cast
Belikov | Mikhail Baryshnikov |
Barbara | Tymberly Canale |
Ivan | Chris Giarmo |
Burkin | Paul Lazar |
Kovalenko | Aaron Mattocks |
Additional Appearances | Tei Blow |
Keith Skretch |
Creative
Set Designer | Peter Ksander |
Constume Designer | Oana Botez |
Lighting Designer | Jennifer Tipton |
Sound Designer | Tei Blow |
Video Designer | Jeff Larson |
Associate Video Designer | Keith Skretch |
Music Director | Chris Giarmo |
Production Stage Manager | Brendan Regimbal |
Assistant Director | Aaron Mattocks |
Assistant Set Designer | Andreea Mincic |
Assistant Light Designer | Valentina Migoulia |
Assistant Stage Manager | Erin Mullin |
Technical Director | Nathan Lemoine |
Sound Supervisor | Anthony Luciani |
General Manager | Huong Hoang |
Company Manager | Katie Ichtertz |
Produced by | Baryshnikov Productions |
Info
- Location: Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre
- By: Baryshnikov Productions
- Adapted and Directed by: Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar/Big Dance Theater
- Choreographed by: Annie-B Parson
- Featuring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tymberly Canale, Chris Giarmo, Paul Lazar, and Aaron Mattocks
- Adapted from: Two Stories by Anton Chekhov
- Man in a Case was produced in association with: ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsmann, and commissioned and premiered by Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT (Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director), premiering March 1, 2013
- Series: Legend
- Ages: 14+
- Running Time: 75 minutes with no intermission