Alex Tatarsky: Sad Boys in Harpy Land
Friday & Saturday, September 26—27
6:30 PM Doors and cafe open
7:30 PM Performance of Sad Boys in Harpy Land
Performance duration: 75 minutes, no intermission
CREDITS
Created & Performed by Alex Tatarsky
With Sound Compositions by Shane Riley
Directed by Iris McCloughan
Scenic, Costumes, Props Design by Andreea Mincic
Lighting Design by Masha Tsimring
Developed with Eva Steinmetz
Stage Management by Xe Davis
Dramaturgy by Basie Allen and Lisa Fagan
Image credit Maria Baranova
Alex Tatarsky, Creator/Performer
Called a “hilarious, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around” (ArtSpace), Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of comedy, dance-theater, performance art, and deluded rant–sometimes with songs. Tatarsky experienced fleeting fame as Andy Kaufman’s daughter and used to perform as a mound of dirt. Playing with perceptions of language and narrative structure, their live performances are highly responsive to venue and audience, often breaking the fourth wall and embracing humor to reveal vulnerability and humanity. Venues include La Mama, MoMA PS1, Playwrights Horizons, The Kitchen, The Whitney and many bars and basements. As curatorial fellow at the Poetry Project, they organized a series on the poetics of rot. Research interests include bootlegs, hellscapes, and compost. @tartar.biz
Sad Boys in Harpy Land was commissioned by Abrons Arts Center through the Jerome
Foundation AIRspace Residency Program.
Playwrights Horizons, Inc, in New York City produced the NYC Off Broadway Premiere of Sad Boys in Harpy Land in 2023.
Sad Boys in Harpy Land received development support through FringeArts, the Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program at 1812 Productions, Poetry Electric at La Mama, MAAS and Cannonball Festival.
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