The New York premiere of -Arlekin!’s Delirium is currently in previews at Brooklyn’s The Space at Irondale. Get a first look at the production, which will officially open September 24, in the gallery below.
The new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s Frenzy for Two, Or More, adapted and directed by Lortel Award winner Igor Golyak, began performances September 8 following an acclaimed run in Boston.
In Delirium, a couple is locked in an endless argument while the world outside collapses into chaos. As the boundaries between reality and delusion dissolve, Him and Her inhabit a space where conflict becomes connection, and contradiction becomes a form of devotion.
Both Andrey Burkovskiy and Chulpan Khamatova, who played the Boston engagement, continue to star.
“Burkovskiy and Khamatova bring extraordinary depth and lived experience to the production. Both artists, having left Russia in the wake of political upheaval, carry within their work the urgency and emotional truth of displacement making Delirium not only a reinterpretation of Ionesco, but a reflection of the present moment,” said Golyak in an earlier statement.
Delirium reunites Golyak with the international design team behind Our Class, with scenic and properties design by Jan Pappelbaum, costume design by Sasha Ageeva, and music composition by Anna Drubich, plus lighting design by Jeff Adelberg, sound design by Denis Zabiyaka, and Arlekin production by Nick Schwartz-Hall.
Delirium is produced by Craig Balsam, Patrick Catullo, and Thomas M. Neff, with Howard Alter, Steve Buchanan, Svetlana Dvoretsky, Shira Friedman, Steve Greenberg, Ruth and Stephen Hendel, Dave Kamin, Sofia Kapkov/MART Foundation, and Ken Levitan.
For more information, visit DeliriumNYC.com.