HYPERBOLE: origins documentary

HYPERBOLE: origins - documentary now online

Only four weeks left to see Rogue Artists Ensemble's HYPERBOLE: origins

LA Weekly says "GO" and calls the show a "fantastical storytelling spectacle" 

It's like nothing you've ever seen and is playing now through December 12th at [Inside] the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles. 

Check out the new documentary film about the making of origins below or here 

SEE! the amazing Origin Machine© and experience the fantastic Origin-torium©! Witness a performance drawing from myth, science, humanity and faith and set to an eclectic soundtrack from around the world, including contributions from Josiah Wolf, The Very Best, Deerhoof, Oh No Ono, Max Tundra, The Ditty Bops and more. It's the birth of the universe, live on stage.

More information and tickets are available at www.whatistheorigin.com 

LAWeeky: HYPERBOLE is a go!

The first reviews are coming in after the successful opening of HYPERBOLE: origins. As LAWeekly raves, "It's not easy to wrap sentences around this fantastical storytelling spectacle." Read the full review, and don't delay to get your tickets now- HYPERBOLE: origins runs through Dec 12th, and tickets are going fast.

HYPERBOLE: origins new opening November 6th

Rogue Artists Ensemble announces new opening dates for HYPERBOLE: origins, beginning November 6th at [Inside] the Ford Theater in Hollywood.  The original opening has been delayed by one week to help ensure that the show meets the rigorous technical needs required by the production which propels audiences through origin and creation myths spanning different cultures and times.

Don't miss your chance to see the Big Bang LIVE on stage!

HYPERBOLE: origins plays November 6th - December 12th
More information and tickets are available at - http://www.whatistheorigin.com/

Puppet Car Wash!

As the world premiere of HYPERBOLE: origins fast approaches, there are multiple ways that you can help support the creation of such fine and fantastical theater. One is to visit our virtual car wash site, make a donation of any size (large or small), and watch a hilarious video. What could be cooler?

The [Inside] the Ford 2010-11 Season

If you haven't heard yet, Rogue Artists Hyperbole: origins is part of the [Inside] the Ford's 2010-11 Season. In fact, it starts the season, opening October 30th and running through December 12th, Thursdays through Sundays. We are hard at work putting the show together as we speak. Be sure to check back to the blog and our facebook pages often for the latest updates.

SEE! the amazing Origin Machine© and experience the fantastic Origin-torium©!
It's the birth of the universe - live on stage.

Tickets for the season and the show are now on sale- so don't delay. Purchase yours today!

www.whatistheorigin.com

You can also keep up with the latest updates on the show by following us on facebook or on twitter.

In development at UC Irvine and the Hollywood Fringe

HYPERBOLE: origins has been undergoing much development over the past few months. It began life as The Rogues' took up residency in a development and education workshop with students from University of California Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts. A grand experiment in the first steps of what will become the next Hyperbole installment, the residency was a puppet and mask 'boot camp' for participants. Taking place over two weeks at the UCI campus, Rogues and students gathered to collaborate and create, learn & teach puppet and mask techniques, and take the first steps toward building a new production. At the conclusion of two weeks, students had built masks, created props, puppets and set pieces, and had brought several performance pieces to life, all of which was shared with small preview audiences on Thursday June 3rd and Friday June 4th.

It was an extraordinary experience for both Rogues and students alike!

"I'm so fortunate to have worked with the Rogue Artists!" Katie Montoya, a UC Irvine student, said, "Their imagination and innovation on the stage is like nothing I've seen before. This process taught me that anything is possible with the collaboration of a dedicated ensemble. The Rogue Artists exposed me new and exciting ways of storytelling, and I will never forget their passion and enthusiasm."

Following the workshop performances at UC Irvine, The Rogues took the production to the first ever Hollywood Fringe Festival, performing two shows at the Art|Works Theatre on Theater Row in one marathon day. The Hollywood Fringe performance featured some further developed sets and mask design, and has given the Rogues a running start heading into the full production of HYPERBOLE: origins this fall.

Stay tuned as the Rogue Artist Ensemble prepares to formally announce the fall production of HYPERBOLE: origins, at the [Inside] the Ford Theater in October. It's not to be missed.

HYPERBOLE: origins - Auditions July 11th, 2010

Fresh from the success of its award-winning original work, Gogol Project, Rogue Artists Ensemble announces auditions for their newest Hyper-theatrical project, HYPERBOLE: origins. Utilizing incredible effects and integrating sophisticated technology to explore myths of origin and creation in a series of live music videos, this world-premiere mask and puppet-infused play opens at Inside the Ford in October.

When: July 11^th – 10am – 3pm, by appointment only.

How: Submit a résumé and headshot with list of related experience to audition(at)rogueartists.org or visit www.rogueartists.org/audition

HYPERBOLE: origins goes to Hollywood June 20th

Purchase your tickets now!!

Rogue Artists Ensemble's HYPERBOLE: origins invades Los Angeles for two preview performances as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival with the fantastical MUSEUM OF MYTH and a LIVE presentation of the amazing ORIGIN MACHINE. Take a chance and dare to discover an unbelievable new event that will take you to the cross roads of myth, science, humanity and faith; it's an extraordinary mask and puppet performance infused with high-tech wizardry. Featuring the amazing music of the Oh No Ono, Josiah Wolf, Ego Plum, The Ditty Bops and many more.

By attending one of our special preview performances, you will get a chance to provide critical feedback following the performance to help shape the future this project. The full production will premiere mid-October at [Inside] the Ford in Los Angeles.

Don't delay! With only two special previews, seating will go quickly! This is theater as theater has never been created before. Visit www.whatistheorigin.com to learn more and follow the development of the show as we prepare for the grand unveiling this Fall.

Special preview performances announced

We're super excited to announce the first public incarnation of HYPERBOLE: origins. Rogue Artists Ensemble will present a very special public preview of our latest project, to be unveiled first at the University of California, Irvine, with a follow up performance as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Art|Works Theatre in Hollywood.

The show won't quite be like anything you've ever seen before. A live music video, the show will explore all kinds of origins, from the mythic to the mundane, told with mask, movement, and an incredibly eclectic musical soundtrack we've been assembling from all over the world. We'll be exploring some of man's oldest stories, as only the Rogues could.

The show is an interactive, collaborative undertaking, incorporating elements that we've gathered on our own and that have been submitted to us through our website, www.whatistheorigin.com. It's theater as theater has never quite been created before! And we're not done yet. By attending one of our special preview performances, you, our most exuberant supporters, will get a chance to provide critcal feedback to help shape the future of what will be an incredibly exciting performance event.

The dates and times:

June 3rd and 4th, University of California, Irvine campus, 8 pm

June 20th, Art|Works Theater, Hollywood, CA, 4 pm and 8 pm

The full production will be coming to Los Angeles in the fall. We'll be announcing the details incredibly soon.

Check www.whatistheorigin.com and www.rogueartists.org regularly for updates and more information.

Musician Page and More Submissions

The submissions are rolling in!

We've already received tons of exciting work. We've added a musicians page to feature some of the musicians we especially like. You can find this gallery by clicking the link above labelled "Musicians."

Look for a gallery page of the artwork we've received coming soon. To tide you over until then:

Introducing one of my favorite art submissions by Eva Montealegre. Eva is, among other things, painter, sculptor, director, and teacher based in Topanga, California. She describes herself and her work on her website:

"The universal constant of light creates a dance of color and form that manifests in a dreamlike conveyance of everything from whimsy to drama. I'm interested in the spirit andour connection to earth, to animals, to places and the science of love and healing."

You can find out more about Eva Montealegre at her site: http://www.evamontealegre.com/

More updates to come. Keep coming back to see some more magic.

First Submissions - Laura Larson

The submissions to whatistheorigin.com have been rolling in and some truly astounding work has surfaced. This experiment is going splendidly so far thanks to the generosity of some gifted artists out there in the ether. I thought I'd use this space to share the work of one of our first contributors.

Laura Larson has been working as a Los Angeles based visual artist for over 30 years. In the last 10 years she has completed 6 public art pieces and have had 6 solo shows.

She is currently working on a sculptural installation for the Brand Library Art Gallery for February 2011. The piece, which is called The Campaign, deals with the opposing ways of viewing the nature of reality as: scientific way of thinking vs. nature as a minded entity. Sounds like an eerily fine fit for HYPERBOLE:origins, wouldn't you say?

You can find more of her art at LarsonArt: http://larsonart.net/

Spread the word. whatistheorigin.com is in full swing.

What is your origin?

The new www.whatistheorigin.com website is now online! Check it out now to learn more about this exciting original work.