Produced by The Chop and Presented by Rumble Theatre

Pathetic Fallacy

November 25-29, 2020

Livestream Performance

About this event

***Named one of the Top 10 theatrical works of 2020 by the Globe and Mail***

 

 

Rumble Theatre was pleased to present the Vancouver-based, online premiere production of The Chop’s Pathetic Fallacy. The show ran from November 25 to 29, 2020 as a livestream performance, available to watch online.

In creating Pathetic Fallacy, writer/director Anita Rochon (who shares Artistic Director duties at The Chop with Emelia Symington Fedy) set herself the challenge of devising a live touring work that reduces climate impact by putting no performer “on tour.” Instead, every show—regardless of its geographic location—presents a different local actor in the central role of this provocative and innovative piece. Each performer receives all their staging instructions live, standing in front of a very temperamental broadcast media green screen. It’s an original collision of DIY cinematography, action film, choreography, a gallery talk, and weather forecasting —all with the immediacy of live performance.

The amazing performers who took to the COVID-safe, green screen stage were Jonathon Young, Arggy Jenati, Aryo Khakpour, Omari Newton, and our Artistic Director Jiv Parasram.

This presentation was originally planned to be a hybrid event, with small in-person audience viewings of each performance, but they were cancelled last-minute in response to Provincial Health Orders regarding COVID-19. The team ably pivoted to offering a livestream production to our audiences.


Pathetic Fallacy … seems to have found its perfect form in these live-streamed times.” – 
J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail

Creative Team

Text & Direction: Anita Rochon
Projection Design: Candelario Andrade & Milton Lim
Original Projection Design: Jordan Lloyd Watkins
Outside Eye & Dramaturgy: Emelia Symington Fedy & Mark Chavez
Dramaturgy: Sarah Stanley
Lighting Design: Itai Erdal
Video Audio: Malcolm Dow
Stage Manager: Emelia Symington Fedy
Technical Director: Kevin Kiju Kim
Guest Performers: Jonathon Young (Nov 25), Arggy Jenati (Nov 26), Aryo Khakpour (Nov 27), Omari Newton (Nov 28), Jiv Parasram (Nov 29)

Presentation Support