Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards present Electric Party Songs

Drawing from their investigation of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, 11 actors animate SFMOMA with a cycle of song, gesture, and movement that challenges the conventions of theater-based performance. Ginsberg’s words flow through blues, rock, pop, opera, and even punk idioms as the performers themselves flow through the audience. Electric Party Songs creates a social space for new encounters with Ginsberg, American music, and the space of the museum. The program also includes a screening of films by and about Ginsberg, and Meatpaper magazine welcomes spring with an edible flowers-themed “Food & Thought” event in the Rooftop Garden.