Tonight's the last time the mother ship leaves The Explanatorium. The final time the organ pipes resound in the voluminous sanctuary we've been calling home for the summer. The last chance for us to try to reverse the big bang. The last time (probably) we'll go home to comb snow out of our hair.
There are always reasons to be maudlin at the end of a run. So much of our selves is performed in this piece. And so much of the audience comes to us as we perform it. Although we've been collecting stories for months and months, they still seem fresh and new. And there are a world of possibilities we might try out...if only this wasn't the end.
If you've read this far, you should have figured out that tonight is your last chance too.
Good news to accompany this little burble of solemnity:
1. Headlong will be back. First Friday showings will start soon (check the website for details--www.headlong.org.)
2. If anyone has a giant, sanctuary-like domed structure with an oculus, we'd be happy to do The Explanatorium there (or even in a different type of space). Just be in touch.
3. If you are engaged by Headlong's work AND you're a college student (or know one), you should know that next fall (2008) Headlong is inaugurating a partnership with BRYN MAWR COLLEGE. The HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTUTUTE is a semester-away program for students interested in dance and theater performance & creation. It's 14 weeks and a full semester of courses, taught by some of Philadelphia's leading dance/theater artists. Go to HEADLONGPERFORMANCEINSTITUTE.ORG for info.