Have you read the work of Griselda Gambaro or interested in learning more about this controversial writer? Then you won’t want to miss tonight’s (November 13th) special presentation of head the ASU's Banned Plays Reading Series featuring “The Walls” at the SMoCA at 7:00pm.
Griselda Gambaro is a celebrated contemporary playwright from Argentina, who has created controversial works concerning issues of political violence and turmoil in her home country. Her play's explore themes of surveillance, torture and disclosure, which definitely relates perfectly with the SMoCA’s current exhibition "Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns" not to mention something we can personally relate to in our own lives.
What is “The Walls” all about? A Play filled with dark humor and brilliant drama, which centers around two peculiar civil employees that charge a man with a crime and kidnap him. They lock him away in a room where “the walls” begin to close in on him and he is unable to combat against the abuse and psychological terror he experiences.
The Presentation of “The Walls” is in collaboration with the Performance in the Borderlands initiative at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University. To reserve your spot be sure to RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more information about the ASU Borderland Initiative be sure to visit http://theatrefilm.asu.edu/initiatives/borderlands/.
Also check out the wonderful corresponding exhibition "Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns” a visually stunning exhibition which examines the vehicle “the complicated relationship between freedom and security, individuals and the state, fundamental extremism and democracy” on view until January 11, 2015. This is a free event and will feature a Cash bar in the SMoCA Lounge. The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 7374 East Second Street, Scottsdale 85251. Every Thursday the museum offers complementary admission. Visit their website for more information about exhibitions and events at https://www.smoca.org/.
Also don’t forget tonight you can also check out the Fall for the Arts ArtWalk tonight, which features over 50 galleries and studios, along artist demonstrations, music and food located in the Downtown Scottsdale Arts District from 7-9 p.m. For more information be sure to visit scottsdalegalleries.com.
*Images Courtesy of SMoCA & ASU.
