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Geoff Sobelle — FOOD

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Why do we eat what we eat? Where does it come from? Do we need what we eat? Do we eat what we need? What does it really cost? An intimate dinner party performance of smell, taste, and touch, FOOD offers a meditation on the ways and whys of eating. The audience gathers around a white linen-covered dining table, engaging with each other and their empty plates in an immersive, constantly transforming performance. Sounds, scents, and tactile elements shape a conversation about personal memories, consumption, and the evolution of food production over generations. FOOD is the third work in a trilogy by renowned clown and devotee of the “sublime ridiculous” Geoff Sobelle.

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Artist Discussion with Geoff Sobelle
Hosted by Performance as Public Practice Fridays @ 2
Friday, Feb 2, 2 p.m. | Winship Building, 2.112
Free and open to the public

Post-Show Discussion on Friday, Feb 2
Immediately after performance, featuring members of the company
For Fri, Feb 2 ticketholders
Facilitated by Jennifer Kidwell

Presented with Fusebox

FOOD is commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Arizona State University – Gammage, FringeArts Philadelphia, Allen & Meghan Thorpe, and Garth Patil. Additional support provided by the Wyncote Foundation. Developmental support provided by Mercury Store. 

Media Sponsor: KMFA-FM

Sobelle is a superb clown...delicious!

The New Yorker

ARTICLES
In ‘Food,’ Geoff Sobelle Explores the Extremes of Eating - The New York Times
Off Off Broadway Serves Up Comedy Three Ways - The New Yorker