for about a year now i've been obsessed with this story of a sensational Rhode Island murder case.
i did a performance version of it for two singers, percussionist, and live processed and edited video. it was performed last summer at the Tank in NYC by the extraordinary singers/performers Seth Gilman and Kamala Sankaram along with percussionist Bill Solomon. (i have a video of it i am keeping locked for the moment, but if you're interested in viewing it please contact me on vimeo).
through investigating this amazing and horrible story i've learned a lot about Rhode Island, my home for almost 3 years. though i've had trouble translating it, both in the instance above and in other performance settings of this story since. the weird humor, cast of RI characters, as well as the senseless tragedy of Jason Bass' murder are there, it's just hard to take a story with so much information about such a crazy place as the Ocean State and know which ins-and-outs to cut and which to keep, and how to express that info without bogging down. all the while keeping in mind that this horrible thing actually happened and that i want to focus not on answers (since there are none) but our obsession with the mystery of it, which drives us to these ridiculous re-enactments.
well i'll get another crack at it. probably at a rare for me "solo opera" performance at the RISD Tap Room on May 20th. i'll confirm soon.
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