Kulunka Teatro, Spain's Max Award-winning and internationally-acclaimed mask and physical theatre company, will present the New York premiere of André & Dorine, running from April 27 - May 29, 2022 in a limited 5-week Off-Broadway engagement at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46 Street) in New York City. Previews begin April 27 for an April 29 opening.
Through movement, puppetry and mask, André & Dorine is a deeply emotional new work follows a pair of elderly artists as Alzheimer's forces them to relive and reinvent their love. "It's hard to imagine a more tender, more lyrical or more captivating work," raves LA Weekly. "One of those magical evenings in the theater that shall live with me forever," says Stage and Cinema. And El Mundo says, "It was hard to hold back tears." André & Dorine is a poignant illustration of enduring love and a celebration of theater's ability to capture the most intimate of bonds.
Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. Running time is 80 minutes. Tickets are $39.50 - $49.50.
A post-show talkback will follow the Sunday, May 1 performance featuring experts on Alzheimer's along with the artists. Panelists include facilitator Gabri Christa (artist and curator, Atlantic Fellow at GBHI, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Dance, Director Movement Lab at Barnard College of Columbia University), Georges Naasan, MD (Associate Professor | Neurology, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Specialty Neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC), and Garbiñe Insausti (actor in André & Dorine and co-founder of Kulunka Teatro).
Credits: André & Dorine is written by Garbiñe Insausti, José Dault, Iñaki Rikarte, Edu Cárcamo and Rolando San Martín, and directed by Iñaki Rikarte. The show is performed by Jose Dault, Garbiñe Insausti and Edu Cárcamo. The production team includes Laura Gómez (Set Design), Carlos Samaniego "Sama" (Lighting Design), Ikerne Giménez (Costume Design), Garbiñe Insausti (Masks), Yayo Cáceres (Music Composer), Rolando San Martín (Assistant Director), Beatriz Francos Díez (Technical Director), Gonzalo Jerez "El Selenita" and Sven Andersen (Photography), Aitor de Kintana (Video), Garbiñe Insausti and José Dault (Producers) and Mikel Insausti (US Tour Manager).
Additional facilitation and support provided by the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI).