The Passion Project at 3LD Art & Technology Center

The 3LD Art & Technology Center present a workshop production of Reid Farrington's performance installation show The Passion Project, created and performed by Joey Arias and Basil Twist, playing at the 3LD Art & Technology Center from 19 Jun - 19 Jul 2008.

The Passion Project: Spun from the reels of the last great silent film, Carl Th. Dreyer's 1928 masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc. Dreyer tells his story through the eyes of Joan, using close ups and fast cuts to communicate the severity of her situation. It remains one of the most fascinating portraits of emotion ever captured on film. With support from the Danish film Institute and The University of Copenhagen, this performance installation includes every frame Dreyer shot in relationship to the film, including the reels that -- like Joan herself -- were lost to fire.

The Passion Project explodes the film into the three dimensions; placing the audience inside the film, sitting next Joan, subjecting them to her interrogators and the relentless rhythm of 30mm film projection. Using a single live actor and multiple projection surfaces, The Passion Project explores the intersection of performance and film. It uses Dreyer's classic film as the main narrative along with the history behind the making of the film, a discussion with a Danish archivist, the story of making this project, and Joan's story; her trial, torture, and execution.

Directed by Reid Farrington, The Passion Project is performed by Shelley Kay.

The creative team comprises Janet D. Clancy (sets) and Sara Jeanne Asselin (costumes).