Nick has been choreographing Gabriele Schafer in her role as artistic director of Thieves Theatre for 26 years. In preparation for the Pretentious Festival, for the past six years he has been traveling and researching the most important physical theatre methods on earth, especially butoh. Through his study with such masters as Atsushi Takenouchi, Yukio Waguri, Akira Kasai, Diego Pinon, SU-EN, and Minako Seki, he has now realized his masterwork. Gabriele Schafer performs Gertred/Ghost in The Ghost of Hamlet’s Flesh.

The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet
Prince of Denmarke
The First Quarto
by William Shakespeare

directed by Cynthia Dillon

A RARE CHANCE TO SEE THE FIRST QUARTO VERSION:

PERFORMED UNCUT IN 2 HOURS

At The Pretentious Festival
“The Most Important Theatre Festival on Earth”

June 20 & 21 (8:30pm), June 23 (7:30pm), June 27 (9pm)

The Brick Theater
575 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
½ a block from the Lorimer stop of the L train

All tickets $10
Tickets available at the door
or through theatermania.com(212-352-3101)
www.bricktheater.com / badhamlet.blogspot.com

Featuring:Anthony Bagnetto, Robert Josef*, Jason Liebman*, Kevin Lind*, Alyssa Mann, Thomas Poarch*, Gabriele Schafer*

*Member AEA