The Magic Bullet: A Work-in-progress Sharing
Presented by LubDub Theatre Co & Noor Theatre
Friday, November 22, 2024
Doors at 6:15PM
Sharing 6:30-8:30PM
Tea and refreshments served
Lower Manhattan (location provided via confirmation email)
Free
Reserve here by Nov 15
Kindly note: The sharing will be filmed/photographed
About the Magic Bullet
A genocidal colonial occupation. Fierce indigenous resistance led by mystic rebels. An imperial magic show by Europe’s top illusionist. The Magic Bullet is a transdisciplinary exploration of colonialism, indigeneity and magic stretching from 1850s Algeria to the present day. Devised in defiance of the spells and spectacles of empire, The Magic Bullet is inspired by historical accounts of the marabouts (Sufi mystics animating Algerian resistance to French colonial rule) and the memoirs of stage magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, who crossed the Mediterranean on a mission to prove the “superiority” of European conjuring. Weaving personal stories, archival sources, ritual, stage magic, and documentary filmmaking, The Magic Bullet is an uncanny confrontation between the power of illusion and the illusions of power.
The Magic Bullet is created by LubDub Theatre Co with the following ensemble of generative artists: Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Robert Duffley, Noelle Ghoussaini, Pierre Jampy, Geoff Kanick, Ismail Khalidi, and Mohamed Yabdri. The project is co-commissioned by Pangea World Theatre in partnership with the Arab American National Museum, Noor Theatre, and National Performance Network.
Learn more about The Magic Bullet here.
About LubDub Theatre Co
LubDub Theatre Co is an NYC-based company of artists animating stories of science, magic, and myth, with a particular focus on climate emergency and earthly repair.
Learn more about LubDub here.