July 18 — Immortality in art, dance, and a mummy movie
Visualize the ancient Egyptian quest for eternal life. Feel the press of the gods’ judgments and witness the elaborate journey toward divinity. Performance, dance music and language meld in this one-time presentation by NoExit Performance, Inc., inspired by To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum. Then see a screening of the latest film version of “The Mummy.”
When: Friday, July 18 6:30-9:00 pm
Where: Indianapolis Museum of Art Alliance Sculpture Court
Ticket sales begin and doors open at 6:00 pm for picnicking; films begin at dusk (except on July 11). Tickets available at the door only; members $3, public $8. Members must present current membership card to receive discount. Children six and under are admitted free.
NoExit is opening its 5th Season with “The Immortal” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The Immortal is being produced in conjunction with the IMA’s To Live Forever exhibit and Summer Night film The Mummy on July 18, 2008. “The Immortal” will specifically react to the IMA’s 2008 Summer exhibition To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum. The production will address ancient Egypt’s search for immortality, and the culture’s desire and search for life after death. The performance will combine both dance and text. The movement will be inspired by the judgement process and will demonstrate the elaborate beauty of it all. The text will be created throughout the rehearsal process based upon the topics of immortality, judgment, death, and eternal life. The performers will write on these themes, and the texts will be integrated with the movement.
And then … When a group of archaeologists accidentally resurrects a mummified Egyptian priest with a dark past, plagues of locusts and rivers of blood are sure to follow. With full-tilt special effects and a throwback tongue-in-cheek Saturday matinee monster movie appeal, the 1999 Brandon Fraser version of “The Mummy” is all hokem, spoof and over-the-top action. Preceded by the cartoon: The Rabbit of Seville.
