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PLANET X

(or The Iffiness of Knowing)

World Premiere at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center for {Re}Happening #8

Planet X (or The Iffiness of Knowing)

Conceived by RALPH LEWIS
Composed by SEAN DAIL
Directed by KIRSTIN LEIGH DANIEL

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018

Inspired by the wedding of Laurie Bennett and Skip La Plante and dedicated to the memory of astrologer George R. Ward

"Facts are lyrics and notes on a sheet of music, and Truth is what the singer gives to the listener when brave enough to sing from the heart." – Hilary Gardner

They are NOT the same: A fact is a reality that cannot be logically disputed or rejected. Facts are not discovered, facts are not created, facts are simply acknowledged. On the other hand, Truths are those things that are not simply acknowledged, but must be discovered or created. Truths are much more fluid and malleable than their empirical counterparts, but are Facts truly incontrovertible?

Live Performance (Asheville): TRAVIS V. LOWE, JOSEPHINE THOMAS
Performers on Video: CIELA ELLIOTT, SARAH WADSLEY, CHERYL HORNE
Appropriated Text: S.M. DALE
Astrological Text: GEORGE WARD
Dramturg: BARBARA YOSHIDA
Costumes: LYNN NEUMAN
Video Casting: NOMI TICHMAN
Director of Photography: KELLY O'DONNELL
Hades Animation: BLUE BLISS
Asheville Coordinator: MONICA GROSS
Assistant to the Director: KATE GRIFFITH
Installation Assistant: LAURA LOWE
Technical Assistant: HENRY WILLIAMSON
Production Assistant: RUSS KANE
Producers CATHERINE PORTER & BARRY ROWELL