The Vicissitudes of Travel
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Performance Highlights:
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“The Vicissitudes” is a kind of psycho-tourism –a tour through the encounters and reactions in the strange and foreign landscape and chronology of cancer and dying. We don’t belong in the alien lands… we are tourists there, wondering how to act, what to look at, and when we’ll get home again. But we also know that the ticket for such a tour is, perhaps, the life of someone we love.”
Indira Karamcheti, Professor and Chair of American Studies, Wesleyan University
Talkback Highlights:
“Sister” leads us on a dynamic bus tour through her brother’s brain surgery in an attempt to save him before it’s too late. During this whirlwind of a one-woman show, theatrical performer Jennifer Blaine breathes life into ten characters, including the brother’s brain tumor, to illustrate the intricacies of connection (familial and neural), memory, identity, and love. The piece seeks to increase compassion and connect us on this journey. Co-created by Blaine and Karen Getz, The Vicissitudes of Travel premiered at the 2017 FringeArts festival, and has been performed for university and medical students, artists of all kinds, and communities impacted by compromised brain issues.
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Press:
Previous & Upcoming Engagements
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Wesleyan University, MINDS and The Basal Gang, neuroscience and psychology department
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Philadelphia Fringe Festival – The Ethical Society
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Jefferson University, Liberal Studies Department, performed for the pre-med students, clinicians and staff
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Woodmere Art Museum of Art, in collaboration with ARTZ Philly which serves the dementia community
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Falsington Library, Acting Master Class
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Art Studio of Anastasia Egeli, NYC
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Private Salon – Juniper Productions
Multiple House Parties
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Tufts University School of Medicine prepares students to become skilled, passionate health care providers.
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Mr. John’s Music – several performances
"The Vicissitudes of Travel" Show Reviews
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“The idea that brain tumors rob patients of their self was so beautifully explored in Jennifer Blaine’s theatrical performance. Blaine’s representation of the tumor was phenomenal. Blaine’s performance is a must-watch for all future neurosurgeons as it gives them a space to begin thinking about how they, as an empathetic human, touch their cold, sharp instruments to another human’s delicate brain while realizing the impact that “just another surgery” [in the surgeons’ eyes] will have on the patient and their loved ones.”
Helen Karimi, medical student, Tufts University
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