reACT | Jack Ferver's "Chambre" | Watermill Performance Series

In its inaugural year, reACT will feature special performances by past Watermill artist residents, providing them with a unique opportunity to return to Watermill and present original works that are intimately linked to The Center. During his January-February 2014 residency at Watermill, Jack Ferver worked on his dance-theater performance and art installation Chambre, created with Marc Swanson. Ferver returns to Watermill in October of 2016 for two groundbreaking performances.

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Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 5:00pm
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 5:00pm
*Complimentary pre-show cocktails at 5:00pm, performance begins at 6:00pm.

Jack Ferver | ChambreChambre is a hybrid interdisciplinary performance and art installation that draws from Jean Genet’s iconic play Les Bonnes(The Maids) and the real-life murder case that inspired the play, in which sisters Christine and Léa Papin murdered the mother and daughter who were their employers. Chambre tackles the timeless tension and widening gap between the “haves” and “have nots,” and examines notions of otherness, gender politics, celebrity culture, class divisions, and the violence that exerts itself both internally and externally from these issues. In a review of Chambre, Siobhan Burke of The New York Times wrote, “Mr. Ferver elucidates issues of class disparity and the cyclical nature of exploitation. And he doesn’t shield himself from his own critiques.” Jack Ferver is aware of, and plays with, the contexts for his performances, including Long Island’s East End as a relevant and provocative setting for a work examining class divisions.