La Jolla Playhouse presents
Carpe Minuta Prima
October
By Brian Lobel
Performed by Christina Aushana and Sean Estelle
1 purchased minute per person
Run Time: 15 minutes per patron
Brian Lobel and his assistants ask passersby to sell him a minute of their life for $1. If you agree to the Mephistophelian pact, you are brought into an unadorned closet and filmed doing anything you wish for 1 minute and are asked to sign over ownership. Later, all the videos are unveiled to the public on individual DVDs, each a unique art object. Each DVD is then available to buy for the price of $1. Lobel’s acclaimed installation playfully explores themes of economy, the value of our time and what it means to sign away your soul.
Patron Note
Patrons must over 18 or accompanied by parent or guardian to participate.
Walking Travel Time from Festival Village: Less than 1 minute
Due to the nature of live performance, run times may be over or under the estimated time provided. It is recommended to allow 30 minutes between performances.
Brian Lobel
creates performances about bodies and how they are watched, policed, poked, prodded and loved by others. The New York-born, London-based Lobel’s major works include BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer, Purge, Hold My Hand And We're Halfway There and Cruising for Art, which have been presented in London, New York, Bangkok, Tokyo, Paris, Chicago, San Diego and beyond. Lobel is a Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts at the University of Chichester and an Associate Artist with Clod Ensemble's Performing Medicine. blobelwarming.com
FREE
Tickets are not required.
Performances
- THUR: ongoing from 5:00 pm –
10:00 pm - FRI: ongoing from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- SAT: ongoing from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- SUN: 5:30 - 6:00 pm Finale in the Artist Salon
Location
Festival Village
