Brandon Brown's The Persians by Aeschylus, Aug 26...

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Dear Friends,

Come see military civilizations collide!, in a special production of

Brandon Brown's "The Persians by Aeschylus"

Brandon's text is a literal translation of "The Persians" by Aeschylus, which has been adapted for a site-specific performance in San Francisco's Presidio, at the bunkers near the Golden Gate Bridge.

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CURRICULUM SOURCES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE


For an artist statement by Brandon Brown on his translation, please see the DOCUMENTS section of the Nonsite Collective website (click on “Curriculum Resources”) at: www.nonsitecollective.org.

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The cast for this special performance will include: John Sakkis, Cynthia Sailers, Suzanne Stein, Dan Fisher, Taylor Brady, Tanya Hollis, Lauren Shufran, and Brent Cunningham.

We suggest you bring along a blanket and a cold beer for a hopefully not-so-cold afternoon.

The performance will begin at 2pm on Aug 26th. Rides to BART will be available afterwards, so that we all can catch the New Yipes event at 21 Grand in Oakland at 7pm, featuring novelist Steven Beachy and poet Lara Durback, with films by Martha XIV.

For more info, please see:
http://newyipes.blogspot.com/

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PRESIDIO MAP

For a map of the Presidio, please go to:
http://www.nps.gov/prsf/planyourvisit/maps.htm

There is a “Printable Park Map” pdf there; when printing, choose “crop” in order to get a larger image of the northwest corner of the map. This will give you an image that encompasses the Arguello St. entrance as well.

The bunker, called “Battery Marcus Miller,” is located at the very northwest (top left) corner of the map, about an inch below the Golden Gate Bridge. It should be easy to find on the map-image because it has a very distinct shape: it has two small semi-circles bulging out at the left (towards the west).

The bunker is also located right on the Coastal Trail, about .1 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. There are spectacular views of the bridge here—almost like optical illusions.

For a re-scanned map of the Presidio with the bunker circled, please see the DOCUMENTS section of the Nonsite Collective Website (click on “Curriculum Resources”) at: www.nonsitecollective.org.

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We hope to see you all there!!

All best to you,

Brandon Brown, and the Nonsite Collective