It’s a TWO WORLD PREMIERE kind of month this March! Thrilled to have directed this gorgeous work with the deeply talented Mette Loulou von Kohl. Catch us at Abrons Art Center for 3 SHOWS ONLY!
March 5-7 | Buy Tickets HERE
Opening night reception co-hosted with Arab.AMP
An interdisciplinary solo performance created and performed by Mette Loulou von Kohl, No one likes an ugly revolutionary explores the artist’s relationship with the Palestinian resistance fighter Leila Khaled and the connections that shape armed resistance, terrorism, fetish, reverence, internalized orientalism, and diasporic longing.
Director: Stephanie Acosta
Video Collaborator: Bleue Liverpool
Sound Collaborators: Ashley Hefnawy and Saint Abdullah
Lighting Designer: Evan Spigleman
Stage Manager: Manny Rivera
FUNDING
No one likes an ugly revolutionary was commissioned by Abrons Arts Center through the Jerome Foundation AIRspace Residency Program, with additional support from AFAC (The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture) الصندوق العربي للثقافة والفنون.
The 2019-2020 Season at Abrons Arts Center is supported, in part, by generous grants from the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Jerome Foundation, the Scherman Foundation, and other generous Henry Street Settlement funders. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.