Sophie
Bortolussi
Director - Choreographer - Performer - Teacher
Sophie Bortolussi
Director - Choreographer - Performer - Teacher
The Day Shall Declare It
(2016)
Direction: Sophie Bortolussi & Annie Saunders
Choreographie & movement direction: Sophie Bortolussi
Music and sound design: John Zalewski
Lighting design: Iain Court
Set design: Nina Caussa
Costume design: Clare Amos and Stephanie Petagno
“It takes you to a world both within and far beyond your own. It’s haunting, magical and beautifully crafted, something that must be experienced to be experienced.” LA Weekly
“Dazzling…athletic vigor and grace.” ***Los Angeles Times
“The next big aesthetic for Los Angeles theatre.” ***Bitter Lemons
“The best immersive performance to hit LA so far.” ***No Proscenium
“Dreamy, atmospheric and fragmented… impressively performed” *** The Guardian
“Demanding, intelligent, and memorable theatre.” **** Time Out London
“Breathtaking phrases of movement…the choreography was a real joy to watch.” A Younger Theatre
The Day Shall Declare It is an immersive, site-specific, experiential theatre installation that explores the concept of work: both what it means to us and what it does to us. Based on multiple plays and stories by Tennessee Williams, and interviews from Studs Terkel’s Working, text is interwoven with dynamic and visceral choreography which speaks to the subtext of each story.
2017 Stage Raw Theatre Award for Best Choreography (Sophie Bortolussi)
2017 Stage Raw Theatre Award for Best Set Design (Nina Caussa)
2017 Stage Raw Theatre Award for Best Production Design
2015 Ovation award for "Best Sound Design" (John Zalewski)
2015 Ovation Award Nomination for "Best Choreography" (Sophie Bortolussi)
2015 Ovation Award Nomination for "Best Intimate Production"
AWARD:
L.A., Spring 2016 - Winter 2015 @ Imperial Studio in dowtown L.A. art district. In partnership with Los Angeles Performance Practice
London, Winter 2014, Extended @ disused BBC London Studios, 35 Marylebone High Street. In collaboration with Theatre Delicatessen.
London, Summer 2013, Bush Bazaar by Theatre Delicatessen @ The Bush Theatre
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Photo: Jonathan Potter