Janis Brenner presents "She Remembers her Amnesia"
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Janis Brenner
Janis Brenne is presented in the Take Root series at Green Space in Queens, in her recent, critically-acclaimed, interdisciplinary one-woman show, "She Remembers her Amnesia", billed as a personal narrative, dance-opera-play, and comic drama. Based on true stories, over a lifetime, Brenner investigates her forays in relation to the head, the brain, and the paths we take that create who we are and ultimately become. Prolific composer Jerome Begin and Brenner marry both recorded musical episodes with “live” vocals written for her particular range and personas. “Is it Nature or Nurture” or is it also that one moment of good or ill-fortune that guides our unique and unpredictable lives? There is no moral, no cathartic finish-- only a circuitous, unpredictable life, as is each of ours.
"It is a privilege to see Ms. Brenner perform because of her fluency within such diverse mediums. Brenner turns the full force of her artistic talents upon the experience of seeking meaning from troubling phenomena. In doing so, "She Remembers her Amnesia" offers a full-throated cry into the abyss — and we come up singing and dancing.”
— Cynthia Darling, Thinking Theatre NYC, 2022
*This is a shared show with Ocampo/Wang Dance.
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