The citizens are easily roused and swayed, as a culture of fear infects the city with the constant threat of execution.
During the chaos of the Revolution, a man in isolation has left the political scene to languish in sensual delights. Another man at the zenith of power clings to virtue and a hunger for conformity.
Through the lens of LIDA’s unique aesthetic and devised through collaborative process, Georg Büchner’s classic Danton’s Death, gets a new life in this story of the inevitable triumph of humanity and its insatiable lust for life – against the backdrop of sex, violence, corruption, and bloodshed.
It’s theater of chaos. It’s smoldering, it feels a little dangerous and it’s completely unlike any other theatrical experience you’ll get in this town.
—John Moore, The Denver Post
Denver Post Ovation Award Nomination, Best Lighting Design