Why you shouldn’t miss this!
Why you shouldn’t miss this!
★★★★ “Utterly, brilliantly improbable.” — The Guardian, London
In the U.S. premiere of Caroline Guiela Nguyen‘s Fraternity, A Fantastic Tale, an ensemble cast of professional and amateur actors, ages 16 to 79, take audiences on a fantastic voyage.In a freak incident, part of the human race disappears from the planet. Those who remain try to heal and make sense of the unexpected loss; now navigating their world without partners, parents and friends.
Co-Presented with FIAF as part of the Crossing The Line Festival
3 hours including a 20 minute intermission. Performed in French, Arabic, Vietnamese, and English with supertitles.
Date + Time
Date + Time
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Friday Sep 16, 20227:30 PM
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Saturday Sep 17, 20227:30 PM
About
About
PLEASE NOTE THAT PERFORMANCES OF FRATERNITY HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
We regret to announce that performances of Fraternity have been canceled due to visa issues.
Ticket holders will be contacted by the box office via email regarding refunds. The box office can be reached at [email protected] or 212.998.4941.
- Fri Sep 16 – Sat Sep 17, 2022
- 7:30 PM
- $35
Run Time
3 hours including a 20 minute intermission.
Language
Performed in French, Arabic, Vietnamese, and English with supertitles.
Gallery
Gallery
Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Photo: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez
Photo: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Photo: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
The artist
The artist
Caroline Guiela Nguyenis
Caroline Guiela Nguyenis a French author, playwright, film and theatre director. Nguyen invites non-professional or professional actors from different social, geographical, cultural and spiritual backgrounds to take part in her creations, so that worlds meet and audiences discover a common ground. Nguyen has been an associate artist at the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe since 2016.
Support
Support
This project is supported by FACE Contemporary Theater, a program of Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation, in partnership with the French Embassy in the United States, with support from The Ford Foundation, Institut français, the French Ministry of Culture, and private donors.
NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by Howard Gilman Foundation, FACE Foundation, General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA, Collins Building Services, Consolidated Edison, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and Marta Heflin Foundation, as well as our valued donors through memberships and commissioning fund support.
