Frigid Festival Previews

habeas corpus

Produced by the real kim harmon

habeas corpus is  a year-long project on the topic of getting rid of things. we have been and are currently soliciting responses from folks on the topic of "what would you get rid of?" and responses  are built into a multi-media theatrical performance, incorporating what turned out to be both expected and completely unpredictable themes. habeas corpus invites audience interaction (both during the show and RIGHT NOW at www.therealkimharmon.com), contains original live music, physical theatre elements, a spiraling structure, and is both ridiculously silly and devastatingly sincere. We do not recommend this show for children, though childish adults are particularly welcome!

habeas corpus is as today as it gets — we adapt the show as responses come in, so it is about what is happening, right now, for people across the United States as well as abroad; there are both unique and universal perspectives to each show. What I love most about this show is the fun of the dark, dark comedy inherent in its extremely intimate nature. I don't know of another show like it in New York right now.

Part of the goal of the real kim harmon is about bridging east and west coast styles of performance experimentation together. Our cast for the New York presentation is half New York artists and half San Francisco artists, which creates a particularly dynamic feel. This is part of what inspired our investigation into how people are affected by things, how they feel limited, how they limit themselves, and we are interested in exploring the idea of how to find freedom — basically, to have unlimited access to one's self, one's personal body — habeas corpus.

Kim Harmon, artistic director