TRISK PRESENTS… STUART B MEYERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2023
BROOKLYN, NY -- Trisk Presents our 2023 Inaugural Production Residency with Stuart B Meyers in the Trisk Theater, October 12-14 at 8pm. “The Dybbuk Part Two, or Still Between Two Worlds” is a performance in which Jewish history, iconography, and mysticism collide with queer culture, drag, and dance. An imagined sequel to S. Ansky’s classic Yiddish play “The Dybbuk,” this new work resides in the feeling of being forever possessed, reframing what it might mean to live between two worlds. The original play tells the story of a young bride in a 19th century Chasidic-Russian village who dies in the process of being possessed by the demonic spirit (or “dybbuk”) of her former lover. In this new second installment, time collapses when her soul possesses a modern queer body locked into its own cycle of cosmic tragedy. “The Dybbuk Part Two, or Still Between Two Worlds” is about how it is to be endlessly possessed by insatiable desire, how desire itself is a dybbuk.

Stuart B Meyers is an artist who creates dance, theatre, ritual, and nightlife. Stuart’s worked alongside Colette Sadler, Nick Cave, Ann Liv Young, Robert Wilson, Christopher Williams, Tino Sehgal & Mina Nishimura. Stuart received funding from Berlin’s Senate, the BK Arts Council and the NEA, is a 2019-2021 NYLA Fresh Tracks Artist & CPR AIR and was a danceWeb Scholar. Stuart’s international works include “*The Shabbos Queen*, a Queer Jewish Shabbat Dinner Extravaganza,” KOPFINO, WITCH DANCE, and the installations PRIDE INSIDE and TAP DANCING IN THE OUTFIELD. Stuart organizes NY's queer Jewish party FLAMINGGG, kabbalistically reads Tarot + Dreams and DJs as Party Girl.
@stuartbmeyers, @flamingggnyc

Stuart B Meyers is the recipient of the 2023 and inaugural Trisk Production Residency. The purpose of this residency is to provide the resident artist with the invaluable gift of time – time spent within the theater's space and with access to its theatrical equipment. With unhindered access to our theater's technical components and the expertise of our dedicated team of technicians and designers, the resident artist is empowered to push boundaries, explore new horizons, and discover innovative approaches. Through this immersive experience, the artist finds the freedom to nurture their creativity to its fullest potential.

Poster by Stuart B Meyers