On tour!

Tromsø, Norway
Vårscenefest
Hålogaland Teater
May 2019

A Hunger Artist travels above the Arctic Circle to perform as part of Vårscenefest in Tromsø, Norway!

 

"Directed by Joshua William Gelb from an elegant script by Josh Luxenberg, this visually arresting 'Hunger Artist' leads with enchantment... [Jonathan Levin] holds the audience in the palm of his hand."

—Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times

 
 
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Adapted by the company:

 

Performed by
Jonathan Levin

Written by
Josh Luxenberg

Directed by
Joshua William Gelb

 
 

"Are you still starving? When are you going to stop..?"

A man sits alone in a cage, starving himself for your entertainment. This darkly comic, visually-striking adaptation of the Franz Kafka short story uses physical theater, Victorian miniatures, puppetry, and a set of simple props to support a powerhouse solo performance.

Once cheered by thousands, the Hunger Artist is now forgotten by everyone except his one-time manager. What begins as a simple nostalgic story transforms into a startlingly inventive trip into the nature of memory, art, performance, and spectatorship, as told by the only person who remembers an artist whose act was simply... to hunger.

Winner of Summerhall's Lustrum Award for Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe, and nominated for two Drama Desk Awards (Outstanding Solo Performance, and Outstanding Puppet Design).

 

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