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June 12-26, 2010 - Tuesday through Sunday, every 30 minutes from Noon to 6pm
David Leddy

DURATION 2 hours
LOCATION Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff Street
Susurrus is part radio play, part avant-garde sonic art, and part stroll in the park - a poignant story of misplaced passion and betrayal that sensuously refracts the themes of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream and includes music from Benjamin Britten’s opera. Edgy young Scottish playwright David Leddy’s site-specific work melds dramatically spiraling theatrical writing and performance art in an unconventional location: the audience listens to Susurrus through the headset of an iPod while following a charted path through the exquisite Edgerton Park.  

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  1. June 19, 2010, 3:13 pm

    Linda LIndroth wrote:

    We saw/heard/walked this on Saturday, June 19, a gorgeous breezy and warm day in New Haven. While I know this park well, the route took us to places we had never been. Watch for the poison ivy at #4 and #6 and don’t cut the music short between #6 and #7 or you will miss something special! Some areas of the terrain can be tricky so skip the flip-flops. Story line is mature. Of our group of 3, two liked the experience but felt the story did not relate to the venue, but definitely worth going to.

  2. June 26, 2010, 11:21 am

    Paul wrote:

    The real star here is Edgerton Park. Susurrus will show you new parts of the park and remind you of what a special place it is — even if the music isn’t for you.

  3. June 26, 2010, 2:19 pm

    james wrote:

    Transcendental at moments. Simply very cool at others. A layering of experience the likes of which you will find excitingly novel.

  4. June 27, 2010, 10:32 pm

    Helen wrote:

    A beautiful walk. The piece wonders about simultaneous engagement – of the listening mind, the moving body, the senses. It also questions the relationship of psychical and narrative motion, creates the park as narrative and the story as pastoral.

  5. June 28, 2010, 4:19 pm

    Molly wrote:

    I’ve never encountered such an enchanting blend of art and nature. We listen and see together all the time, but through the combination of listening to the recording, looking at my beautiful surroundings and physically moving through the forest I was able to understand the individual power of each medium.

  6. June 28, 2010, 9:49 pm

    Kate Maltby wrote:

    Just extraordinary. The team will open your eyes, ears, nose and touch to aspects of this park you’ve never known, even if you’re a local stalwart of this beautiful greenery. What’s remarkable that the piece is utterly locally specific, even while it’s clear that talented Scottish playwright David Leddy will keep the same questions about time and story telling in locations across the world. How can we structure discoveries? Must a story unfold in the linear way that we walk on a journey? What about a journey round the corners of a park? Come and explore!

  7. June 29, 2010, 12:02 pm

    Janna wrote:

    “Susurrus” is a sonic sensory experience that draws phenomena forth from the world it adopts. As you walk through Edgerton Park, you’ll find yourself noticing light, air, and particles as somehow inevitably meaningful and profound. This art piece takes us into the 21st century by finding hidden powers within what we already know, the givens, and providing us with more places to grow.

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Rain or shine. No late admission. Sturdy shoes/boots and long pants/jeans are encouraged. Contains adult themes.

Tickets to "Susurrus" can be purchased in Edgerton Park on the day of the event prior to each performance. 

You can purchase tickets in advance in person at the Shubert Theater Box Office (247 College Street, New Haven), and by phone at 203-562-5666 or 888-736-2663.





 
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