VIDEO OF THE DAY: STRANGE CARGO

Pavel Zuštiak + Palissimo Company complete the Painted Bird trilogy with Strange Cargo, taking place Thursday through Sunday, May 3-13, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Presented by PS 122 in the cathedral’s Synod Hall, Strange Cargo, the follow-up to Bastard (La MaMa, November 2010) and Amidst (Baryshnikov Arts Center, June 2011), concludes the multimedia production inspired by Jerzy Kosinski’s 1965 novel about a boy wandering around European towns during WWII and ultimately searching for home. The piece is once again directed and choreographed by Zuštiak, with live music composed and performed by Christian Frederickson and Ryan Rumery, lighting by Joe Levasseur, set by Peter Ksander, costumes by Asta Hostetter, and video design by Keith Skretch and Manny Pallad. The company consists of Giulia Carotenuto, Lindsey Dietz-Marchant, Luke Murphy, Denisa Musilova, and Jeremy Xido. On May 5 at 5:30, there will be a free, experimental public forum, “A Long Table on Migration & Displacement,” led by Masha Pyshkina, with sweets from the Hungarian Pastry Shop; advance reservations are strongly recommended.