Alexandra Tatarsky
Sad Boys in Harpy Land
March 10–19, 2023
8pm
Alexandra Tatarsky collages narratives of artmaking and despair into a semi-autobiographical tour-de-farce, as told by a young Jewish woman who thinks she is a small German boy who thinks he is a tree. Equal parts sad clown, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning, this unhinged solo takes place in the hellscape of the mind.
This show is sold out. Interested in joining the waitlist? To join, please check in with box office in-person 1 hour prior to showtime. Patrons who secure a ticket will be seated at the time designed for late seating.
Image by Maria Baranova
About
“A hilarious, finely tuned absurdist” (Theater Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around” (ArtSpace), Alexandra Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of performance art, dance-theater, comedy and deluded rant. Playing with perceptions of language and narrative structure, their live performances are highly responsive to venue and audience, often breaking the fourth wall and embracing humor to reveal vulnerability and humanity. Tatarsky has performed original solo works at MoMA PS1, La MaMa, The Kitchen, The Brick, The Glove and many bars and basements.
Funding
Sad Boys in Harpy Land is commissioned by Abrons Arts Center through the Performance AIRspace Residency Program, which is supported by the Jerome Foundation. Additional support for the show is through the Mertz Gilmore Foundation’s Late-Stage Stipend Program. Portions of this show were developed as part of artist residencies at The Kitchen (NY), FringeArts (PA), Poetry Electric at La Mama (NY), and the Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program at 1812 Productions (PA).