Oct 30, 7pm Oct 31, 8 pm Nov 1, 2pm & 8pm Nov 2, 2pm
Pasties, G-strings and the First Amendment.
Elevator Repair Service-the innovative company that created Gatz-has their San Francisco debut at Z Space with their newest show, Arguendo. The piece tackles Barnes v. Glen Theatre, a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case. Brought by a group of go-go dancers who claimed a First Amendment right to dance totally nude, the case examines an Indiana law that banned public nudity. At oral argument, the Justices attempt to define dance, ponder nudity in opera houses vs. strip-clubs, and ask whether naked erotic dancing is artistic expression or immoral conduct.
Arguendo is a staging of Barnes v. Glen Theatre's entire oral argument, verbatim, interspersed with bits of real interviews with the justices, the lawyers and an exotic dancer who traveled all the way from the Deja Vu Club in Saginaw, Michigan to listen to the argument at The Supreme Court. The production design features OBIE-award winning animated text projections by video artist Ben Rubin and a re-imagined Supreme Court on rolling chairs. The drama that emerges is in turns absurd, hilarious, provocative and intellectually compelling.
"Full of Supremely Naughty Charm"-The Village Voice
"Cool, Obsessive Genius"-The New York Times
"Boisterously Entertaining"-Entertainment Weekly
This production is brought in conjunction with the Stanford Arts Institute. The Stanford Arts Institute and Z Space are working as partners to bring high quality new work to the Bay Area, and creating exciting opportunities for students to engage with the arts in a professional setting.
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