Off-Leash Area co-artistic director Paul Herwig has created a haunting and beautiful production about a young boy growing up in a small midwestern prairie town, who, when confronted by the chaos and division of the world, is faced with making a choice: become an agent for destruction, or a warrior against the darkness.
“It’s been hard to imagine doing anything normal with everyday life. Yesterday, I shouted myself hoarse marching from Powderhorn Park, but it felt good to release my anger and sorrow for at least a couple of hours. I do believe that art has some power in this moment, and I would love to share this experience with you. It’s an hour long, and like nothing I’ve ever created before.
It’s a show about many things, looking back on lost innocence and the wonder of childhood, the bumpy journey through life, and encountering and fighting against “the darkness”. So, ultimately a show about resilience, and acceptance, and not backing down.” – Paul Herwig
Prairie Fire is a solo performance, where the audience is surrounded by four, 40 foot walls of projection, animation, and video, with a show-length sound score, and performed with no text, all set within a visual environment made up of dreamy, haunting, and emotional imagery.
In preparation for the show Paul had an important opportunity to be tutored for a time with an amazing international projection artist, and has brought that experience in creating the work. Jennifer Ilse and local director Kym Longhi are helping direct the show.
There are only 3 performances and seating is limited to around 25 seats, so if you’d like to come please make a reservation.
January 23 and 24 at 8:00pm
January 25 at 7:00pm
St. Paul Ballet Studios in Fairview Business Center — enter through Door 2 on the south side
Tickets on sale now! Cost: $10-$30