The Mechanical

THE MECHANICAL at Theater for the New City April 23 – May 10

The Mechanical transports the outcast creature from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein into the true story of a sensational chess-playing robot of the 18th Century, a novelty that amazed royalty, foreshadowed computers, and duped the public with its clever design. This strange tale brings to life an age of revolutions and the conflicts between science, art and religion.

“A fascinating story to tell, a stunning visual theatrical vocabulary, and skilled performers to pull both off.”
—Baltimore Sun

April 23 – May 10
Theater for the New City
New York, NY

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May-June 2009 - West Coast premiere of Beyond the Mirror

Exile Theatre, an award-winning company from Afghanistan returns to the USA in May- June, 2009, for the West Coast premiere of Beyond the Mirror, created and performed in collaboration with Bond Street Theatre of New York.

Woven through myths and memories, family stories and first-hand accounts of ordinary Afghans, traditional dances and live music, Beyond the Mirror weaves an intricate tapestry of life in Afghanistan over the last three decades.

“The performance has a quiet authority, even delicacy that is truly powerful.” – Margo Jefferson, The New York Times

Come see Beyond the Mirror at the

San Francisco International Arts Festival
May 29, 30 and 31 — Fri & Sat at 9pm, Sunday at 1pm
Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco 94123
Tickets and more info at www.sfiaf.org
or 1-800-838-3006

Fury Factory Theatre Festival
June 11 (Thursday) at 9 pm, June 12 (Friday) at 7 pm,
June 18 (Saturday) at 7 pm
Traveling Jewish Theatre
470 Florida Street, San Francisco 94110
Tickets at www.atjt.com or 415-292-1233

The two theatre companies have been working together since first meeting in the refugee camps of Pakistan just after September 11th.

For more info, images, and video, visit: BEYOND THE MIRROR

Bond Street Theatre 2008 NEWSLETTER

Theatre Brings Joy to Afghanistan & India — stories from the field

AFGHANISTAN: All-Girls Theatre Company in Kunduz. Since our last newsletter, 3 company members traveled to Afghanistan to work with an all-girls theatre group in the small city of Kunduz. We taught them everything we could and more!

INDIA: Working in villages in Kashmir and Lucknow. We have so many stories… such as the time our show was interrupted by a small herd of goats crossing the stage followed by an old woman who looked miffed that we were playing in her goat path. The goats were nonchalant. As an 8-actor team of Americans, Afghans and Indians, we are a model of cultural diplomacy!

Download our 2008 NEWSLETTER
Newsletter Fall 2008.pdf

2009 Summer NYC Stilt Band Tour

Our dynamic brass band on Stilts brings music to new heights this summer FOR FREE with a panoply of Dixieland, Swing, Jazz, and some new International treats!

More info, photos and video of the Stilt Band!

COME JOIN US IN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE FIVE BOROUGHS!

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Bond Street in India and Afghanistan, 2008

We are in the midst of several ongoing artistic- humanitarian projects in both India and Afghanistan!

On our latest trip to India, between January and June 2008, Bond Street Theatre worked with underserved communities in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Jammu & Kashmir, and Rajashthan (Jaipur). Our confidence-building workshops and uplifting performances are greatly needed in these communities, which rarely receive attention, services or education.

More about India!

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