For Immediate Release: October 28, 1998
Contact: Bryan Markovitz
Phone: 228-7231

Protests Will Not Halt Performances

Portland, Ore. - Despite rumors that Liminal’s production of Jowl Movements I-IX would be canceled because of angry protests and vandalism by a small but vocal reactionary extremist group at last weekend’s performances, the company fully intends to continue its performance run as scheduled.

Liminal’s resolve is clear: the company will not bow down to those who hold differing opinions, nor will one single performance be canceled or delayed because of the intolerance of a few radical factions wishing to squelch free expression in a manner reminiscent of colonial Salem witch hunts.

In fact, it is just such societal unraveling that fuels Liminal’s desire to produce a new and fearful genre of performance for a new and fearful time. As the artifice of the modern era crumbles around us, Liminal will continue its current theatrical exploration of the myth, mysticism, sorcery, and phantasmagoria of what will someday be known as the Neo-Gothic Age.

“We are prepared to call upon the aid of Hell itself,” said company member Nigel Robeson, “in our battle for free expression and our preparation for a new dawn. We will persevere undaunted by those who remain ignorant to our crumbling millennium.”

Liminal would like to thank Cascadia Holdings Corporation, Inc. for its continuing support of this endeavor.

Saturday and Sunday nights, Continuing through November 22, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $6-15 on a sliding scale, cash or checks. For reservations, call 229-3851.

The Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Main Entrance

Liminal
PO Box 86215
Portland, OR 97286
Phone: 228-7231, Fax: 228-8840, E-mail: liminal@valise.com

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Jowl Movements I-IX (1999)

Jowl Movements I-IX was performed in the fall of 1999 in the underground parking garage of the Portland Building. What unfolded was a Liminal event that merged a visual art installation with a surreal deconstruction of an American drawing-room drama. Jowl Movements I-IX took a satirical and irreverent look at the world of high art, consumer culture and the media, while contradicting its own critical structure and meaning. Indeed, the play layered so many elements, that it is difficult to accurately describe the experience. Even the three press releases sent to media contradicted the performance by offering three completely different descriptions of the story.

Jowl Movements I-IX was written by the ensemble. Bryan Markovitz directed. John Berendzen produced sound and music. Miro O. Chun designed slide photography and Jill Buxworthy’s installation. Cast members included Amanda Boekelheide, Julie Burtis, Georgia Luce, Jeff Marchant, Christoph Saxe, Rich Southwick and Trent Moore.

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