Occasional No. 4: Ama, The Diver @ Base (Seattle – Georgetown)
After a four-year hiatus, Base is delighted to announce the return of the Base Occasional, a periodic platform for new work in experimental dance and performance. Base Occasional No. 4, Ama, the Diver, marks a return to Base by three acclaimed artists. Lori Goldston, renowned Seattle musician, cellist, plays live her original score for Ama, directed and performed by NYC theater artists Katiana Gonçales Rangel and Jim Fletcher.
In the play Ama, the Diver, a young man, of noble heritage on his father’s side, searches out and learns the story of his mother, a seaweed diver of humble origins, who had attempted a superhuman feat, underwater, for his sake. This is an adaptation of the Noh play Ama (over a thousand years old) which is based on a “prehistoric” Japanese play/story whose origin is not precisely known.
Run time: 75 minutes
Tickets ($22-$33) here.