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Since its inception in 2002 Temporary Distortion has earned a reputation for pushing the boundaries of theatre by staging unsettling, meditative performances in claustrophobic, boxlike structures that feature minimal physical movement and a uniquely restrained acting style.
In work, a projected video is juxtaposed with live performance to create dreamlike double worlds that fracture traditional notions of narrative coherence and merge film, performance, and visual art.
In these four-dimensional theatrical installations, the performers never make eye contact, never touch and barely move. Meanwhile, a journey on film unfolds around them in a hyperreal world of blood, sweat, sex and death that is ironically more physical than the presence of the live performer.
Temporary Distortion is based in New York City, where its work has been presented at The Chocolate Factory, The Ontological-Hysteric Theater and Performance Space 122.
The Company’s work has also been presented internationally at: Brisbane Powerhouse (Brisbane, Australia), Exit Festival (Paris, France), Gare Saint-Sauveur (Lille, France), LiFE (Saint-Nazaire, France), Mois Multi (Quebec City, Canada), Prague Quadrennial (Prague, Czech Republic), Salzburg Festival (Salzburg, Austria), SPAC (Shizuoka, Japan), Théâtre de l’Agora (Évry, France), Théâtre Garonne (Toulouse, France), Theatre National de Toulouse (Toulouse, France), Trafó (Budapest, Hungary), Usine-C (Montreal, Canada), Via (Maubeuge, France).
Articles discussing Temporary Distortion’s work have been published in Contemporary Theatre Review, The Drama Review, The New York Times, TheatreForum, Live Design, Real Time Arts and The Brooklyn Rail.
THE TEAM
Kenneth Sean Collins, Artistic Director & Producer
William Cusick, Video Designer
TaraFawn Marek, Costume Designer
John Sully, Sound Design
Jon Weiss, Motion Graphics Designer
3011 43rd Street, 3rd Floor
Astoria, NY 11103
Tel1: +1 718 729 5914 Tel2: +1 917 975 0194
Email: info@temporarydistortion.com
http://www.temporarydistortion.com/
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.