JULY 21 & 22

8:00PM

CITY THEATRE MAINSTAGE

The Treachery of Sounds

Steven Bryant

(A PNME Commission/World Premiere) Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte is known for thought-provoking images that challenge our pre-conceived notions of reality. From “The False Mirror” to “Not to be Reproduced” Magritte shows us time and again that the eye may well lie to us. But what of sounds? Do you trust them? Inspired by a series of specific Magritte paintings, Steven Bryant’s masterful “The Treachery of Sounds” grapples with music’s core integrity and authenticity, inviting us into surreal scenes of love, loss, alienation, attraction, and wonder.
Stories, scenarios, and lyrics by Kevin Noe and Lindsay Kesselman, choreography and dance by Gary Abbott of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago.