La MaMa e.t.c., in association with The Forty Hour Club, is proud to present the World Premiere of The Honor and Glory of Whaling, written by La MaMa resident playwright Michael Gorman. Performances will run from December 28, 2007 to January 6, 2008 in a limited engagement at La MaMa’s Annex Theater in NYC. 
The play is co-directed by David Bennett and Michael Gorman, staged by Obie-Winner George Ferencz, with an original score by flutist Tonya “Tbird Luv” Ridgely. Playwright Israel Horovitz will take part in the opening night panel discussion on Fri. Dec. 28. Post-show Q&A’s will follow select performances featuring members from the recovery, addiction, theater and law enforcement communities. La MaMa e.t.c. is located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & Bowery in NYC. Performances run Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm and 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students with valid ID and can be purchased by calling 212-475-7710 or visiting www.lamama.org.
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What happens when the imagination of art clashes with the facts of documentary? Truth or Dare explores the changing profile of documentary film & art practice experimentation by film-makers such as Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock means that the walls between art and documentary are collapsing, generating innovative ideas and attracting an entirely new audience. Intellect’s new release, Truth or Dare: Art and Documentary, is the innovative product of a Whitechapel Gallery conference, bringing together renowned artists, film-makers, writers and curators.
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The processes of cross-generic transformation continues to be extremely important in theatre as well as in the film and other media industries. Adaptation and the related areas of translation and intertextuality continue to have a central place in our culture with a profound resonance across our civilisation. As an academic discipline, Adaptation Studies has begun to establish itself in the last few decades as an important area of scholarship and research which continues to make significant contributions to our analysis and understanding of a complex and increasingly diverse world culture. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance is a new, peer-reviewed journal designed to engage with specific issues relating to performance on stage, film, television, radio and other media.
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