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Le Cochon, La Vache et La Poule
(The
Pig, The Cow and The Chicken)
Public
Eye: Artists for Animals
Press
Contact:
Lisa
Levinson
215-620-2130
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 30, 2005
PHILADELPHIA,
PA - The Philly Fringe will present Le Cochon, La Vache et La Poule
(The Pig, The Cow and The Chicken) as part of its Annual event. The performance is produced by Public
Eye: Artists for Animals and will be held on Wednesday 9/7 and Thursday 9/8 at 8pm at the Community
Education Center (3500 Lancaster Ave in University City).
Le
Cochon, La Vache et La Poule (The Pig, The Cow and The Chicken) is a multimedia dance theater performance portraying
intimate moments from the lives of factory farmed animals. Laugh, cry and
empathize with animals during this provocative world premiere.
The performance evokes compassion for farm animals, acknowledges that they are
sentient beings, questions industry claims that they have no feelings and blurs
the line between the emotions of humans and other animals.
Original works presented by ContempraDance Theatre, masters of
kinesthetic wit, Jodi Netzer, eclectic expressionist, and Jen Mazer, conceptual artist.
These artists bring the emotional world of farm animals to life in a sensitive manner that honors
the feelings of the animals and those of the audience. Their interpretation
makes a statement about the inhumane conditions in which factory farmed animals
are raised, exposes striking comparisons to the current human condition and
portrays heartwarming rescue stories. ContempraDance Theatre, Jodi Netzer, and Jen Mazer are the muses who cut through societyÕs apathy,
avoidance and disgust to reveal farm animal stories with
tenderness, compassion and wit.
Public
Eye: Artists for Animals is a Philadelphia-area group that produces public events featuring
the arts to shed light on hidden or ignored injustices and to promote a
cruelty-free lifestyle. Public Eye formed in January of 2005 to educate people about animal
cruelty issues, cultivate compassion through the arts, encourage informed
consumer choices and produce collaborative public events. Public Eye is a project of Mobilization
for Animals-PA Inc.,
a 501C3 nonprofit organization.
Weblinks:
-more-
www.livearts-fringe.org, www.PublicEyePhilly.org, www.MobilizationForAnimals.org, www.contempradancetheatre.org, www.jenmazer.com
Performance Summary:
Show
Title: Le Cochon, La Vache et La Poule (The Pig, The Cow and The Chicken)
Artists:
ContempraDance Theatre, Jodi Netzer, and Jen Mazer
Running
Time: 60 minutes
Tickets:
$15, 3$ off for festival members, $2 off for students and seniors
Box
Office: 215-413-1318 (opens 8/23), [email protected]
(tickets available 8/9)
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Festival Information:
The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe run from September 2-17, 2005. Tickets prices range from free to $25, and can be purchased online beginning August 8 at www.livearts-fringe.org or after August 22 by calling 215.413.1318. Fringe guides which include dates, times, and venues for all performances for both festivals, will be available in the Philadelphia City Paper on August 25, 2005 and after this at all festival venues.
The Philadelphia Live Arts
Festival and Philly Fringe were originally founded in 1997 as the Philadelphia
Fringe Festival. Today, the Live Arts Festival serves as a series of selected
cutting-edge, boundary-breaking performing arts events, created by some of the
most renowned contemporary artists from our region and around the world. The
Fringe serves as a collective home for artists bringing their work to audiences
in every conceivable form - in traditional and untraditional venues, using new
artistic forms and established ones, breaking rules or refining them.