“Theater is poetry that rises from the page and becomes human enough to
talk and shout, weep and despair.
Federico Garcia Lorca
talk and shout, weep and despair.
Federico Garcia Lorca
Passengers
Adam: Ted Kurahara
Amado: Frank Rothkamm
Angel: Orhan Algar
Ardi: Vladimir Valjarevic
Asha: Kelly Driscoll
Augie: Augustus Duravcevic
Aurora: Aurora Seery
Benito: Walter Aparicio
Bloom: Ming Fong
Clara: Niyati Yodh
Dawn: Rika Lesser
Desidero: Evan Kory
Dolores: Nancy Henry
Dormio: Gene Hedge
Ernest: Ernest Hood
Esperanza: Joan Vennum
Estrella: Camila Barrientos
Felix: Omer Algar
Golden: Vincent FitzGerald
Hikari: Naho Taruishi
Hope: Emily FitzGerald
Joy: Kate Algar
La Mar: Homa Partovi
Lucinda: Nina Schneider
Luna: Kristin Winkler
Melody: Nikki Legger
Merry: Smiley Bear
Nino: Shane Ingersoll
Robab: Robabe Partovi
Rose: Camila Barrientos
Santos: Bill Barker
Soledad: Anne Thulin
Song: David McCorkle
Sunny: Michael O’Brien
Suzana: Susan Weil
Tristan: George Stillwaggon
Venus: Sabine Gewinner
Vida: Chorus
Viola: Violet Dochow
WeiWei: Ela Algar
Adam: Ted Kurahara
Amado: Frank Rothkamm
Angel: Orhan Algar
Ardi: Vladimir Valjarevic
Asha: Kelly Driscoll
Augie: Augustus Duravcevic
Aurora: Aurora Seery
Benito: Walter Aparicio
Bloom: Ming Fong
Clara: Niyati Yodh
Dawn: Rika Lesser
Desidero: Evan Kory
Dolores: Nancy Henry
Dormio: Gene Hedge
Ernest: Ernest Hood
Esperanza: Joan Vennum
Estrella: Camila Barrientos
Felix: Omer Algar
Golden: Vincent FitzGerald
Hikari: Naho Taruishi
Hope: Emily FitzGerald
Joy: Kate Algar
La Mar: Homa Partovi
Lucinda: Nina Schneider
Luna: Kristin Winkler
Melody: Nikki Legger
Merry: Smiley Bear
Nino: Shane Ingersoll
Robab: Robabe Partovi
Rose: Camila Barrientos
Santos: Bill Barker
Soledad: Anne Thulin
Song: David McCorkle
Sunny: Michael O’Brien
Suzana: Susan Weil
Tristan: George Stillwaggon
Venus: Sabine Gewinner
Vida: Chorus
Viola: Violet Dochow
WeiWei: Ela Algar
Bus Stops
Hillside, Hopetown, Moors Head, Fog Island, Babylon, Peregrine, Vista, Rey, Indus, Chin, Paradise island, Porto Oscuro, Santa Clara, Whitenight, Primrose, Aurora, Overland
The bus stop the name of which we don’t know
Hillside, Hopetown, Moors Head, Fog Island, Babylon, Peregrine, Vista, Rey, Indus, Chin, Paradise island, Porto Oscuro, Santa Clara, Whitenight, Primrose, Aurora, Overland
The bus stop the name of which we don’t know
A Poem in One Act
“The Bus” is a poem in motion, the foundation of which is the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. The poetry, spoken & sung, is interspersed with dialogues and monologues of the passengers, and a chorus will narrate various stages of the journey.
Bus # 89 to the resort town of Overland departs daily at 5:00 AM from the village of Hillside and arrives at its destination at dawn the next day. During its 24-hour trip the bus travels through many scenic routes, making it a pleasant and popular ride for passengers, anxious to reach their desired destination. There are several scheduled stops on route for passengers to have a quick look at the towns and villages on the way, buy souvenirs and enjoy the entertainment in and around the stations.
This 24- minute film follows The Bus through scenes seen from the passengers’ vantage point or imagination, while experiencing the passengers through their voices.
The visuals, both moving and still, use toys , where the diminutive represents enormity. This imaginary bus trip, going in and out of reality takes us through the 4 stations of the day: dawn, midday, evening, deep in the night and dawn again as our 39 passengers travel through the dark and light Federico Garcia Lorca’s poetry. The film’s metaphorical odyssey concludes at Aurora Station before reaching Overland, the final destination of the bus.
“The Bus” is a poem in motion, the foundation of which is the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. The poetry, spoken & sung, is interspersed with dialogues and monologues of the passengers, and a chorus will narrate various stages of the journey.
Bus # 89 to the resort town of Overland departs daily at 5:00 AM from the village of Hillside and arrives at its destination at dawn the next day. During its 24-hour trip the bus travels through many scenic routes, making it a pleasant and popular ride for passengers, anxious to reach their desired destination. There are several scheduled stops on route for passengers to have a quick look at the towns and villages on the way, buy souvenirs and enjoy the entertainment in and around the stations.
This 24- minute film follows The Bus through scenes seen from the passengers’ vantage point or imagination, while experiencing the passengers through their voices.
The visuals, both moving and still, use toys , where the diminutive represents enormity. This imaginary bus trip, going in and out of reality takes us through the 4 stations of the day: dawn, midday, evening, deep in the night and dawn again as our 39 passengers travel through the dark and light Federico Garcia Lorca’s poetry. The film’s metaphorical odyssey concludes at Aurora Station before reaching Overland, the final destination of the bus.
Music * Lyrics * Soloists
Music
David Ellenbogen & Jean Rohe
First Guitar: David Ellenbogen
Second Guitar: Yuki Kawae
Violin: Greg Crawford
Street Players
Songs
“Las Brisas del Alba”: Lyrics by Zahra Partovi, Music & Performance by David Ellenbogen
“Dureme Niño”: Lyrics by Zahra Partovi, Music & Performance by Jean Rohe
Solo Chants, Songs & Narrations
Anne Thulin
Augustus Duravcevic
Bill Barker
Byron Gibbs
Camila Barrientos
David Ellenbogen
David McCorkle
Evan Kory
Frank Rothkamm
Homa Partovi
Joan Vennum
Ming Fong
Nikki Legger
Niyati Yodh
Orhan Algar
Rika Lesser
Robabe Partovi
Sabine Gewinner Faeut
Susan Weil
Vladimir Valjarevic
Walter Aparicio
Children’s Chorus: Diller Quaile Summer Program
Music
David Ellenbogen & Jean Rohe
First Guitar: David Ellenbogen
Second Guitar: Yuki Kawae
Violin: Greg Crawford
Street Players
Songs
“Las Brisas del Alba”: Lyrics by Zahra Partovi, Music & Performance by David Ellenbogen
“Dureme Niño”: Lyrics by Zahra Partovi, Music & Performance by Jean Rohe
Solo Chants, Songs & Narrations
Anne Thulin
Augustus Duravcevic
Bill Barker
Byron Gibbs
Camila Barrientos
David Ellenbogen
David McCorkle
Evan Kory
Frank Rothkamm
Homa Partovi
Joan Vennum
Ming Fong
Nikki Legger
Niyati Yodh
Orhan Algar
Rika Lesser
Robabe Partovi
Sabine Gewinner Faeut
Susan Weil
Vladimir Valjarevic
Walter Aparicio
Children’s Chorus: Diller Quaile Summer Program
Watch The Bus!
Production * Postproduction
Camera: Zahra Partovi
Lighting Jeanette Yew
Editor: Kelly Spivey
Sound Design: Bill Seery
Camera: Zahra Partovi
Lighting Jeanette Yew
Editor: Kelly Spivey
Sound Design: Bill Seery
Estate & Heirs of Federico Garcia Lorca
Spanish Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca © Herederos de Federico Garcia Lorca. From Obras Completas (Galaxia Gutenberg, 1996 edition) Translations © Herederos de Federico Garcia Lorca and Catherine Brown, Cola Franzen, Will Kirkland, Jerome Rothenberg, Greg Simon, Alan Trueblood, and Steven White. All rights reserved. For information regarding rights and permissions, please contact
Lorca@artslaw.co.uk
Or William Peter Kosmas, Esq., 8 Franklin Square, London W14 9UU
2009 © Zahra Partovi
Spanish Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca © Herederos de Federico Garcia Lorca. From Obras Completas (Galaxia Gutenberg, 1996 edition) Translations © Herederos de Federico Garcia Lorca and Catherine Brown, Cola Franzen, Will Kirkland, Jerome Rothenberg, Greg Simon, Alan Trueblood, and Steven White. All rights reserved. For information regarding rights and permissions, please contact
Lorca@artslaw.co.uk
Or William Peter Kosmas, Esq., 8 Franklin Square, London W14 9UU
2009 © Zahra Partovi