Personal and Unpublished Comments
Nouritza Matossian's one woman rendition of the life of Arshile Gorky encapsulates the essence of her magnificent biography of the painter and at the same time creates a quiet grandeur all of its own. As Matossian assumes the roles of women in Gorky's life- mother, sister, wife - the painter's inner world is vividly recreated. This arresting performance, through the simplest of means, leaves one with an impression of exquisite pathos and power.
Baret Magarian, Critic for the Independent
A fascinating subject and a mesmerising performance. Nouritza Matossian brings to the stage an honest, passionate portrayal of Arshile Gorky's life through the words of those closest to him. We are a captured audience as she weaves his story.
Bill McAlister, Former Director, ICA
A 'performance' which compliments and enhances the book in ways that leave one rereading and re-examining the work - understanding better the complexities of the tale, the times, and the history of Gorky and his people. Her grace and style, give a dramatic and forceful sense of the tale told, read, and understood. Patricia Smalley,
First Director, The David Rockefeller Fund
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From the Barbican Centre, A mesmerising solo performance with 100 images and music. Written and acted by Nouritza MATOSSIAN based on her own superb biography. Random House UK 1998, The Overlook Press USA 2000 "A striking resemblance
to the lost mother" "Revelatory! a stunning
work emotionally charged". "Arresting performance
of exquisite pathos and power." "The story of a poignant
diaspora."
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Previous Dates of Performances of Black Angel
1st
December 1998
Royal College of Art, London
3rd December
1998
University of North London
5th December
1998
Kensington Town Hall, London
20th
April 1999
Pa.Sy.D Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
13th
May 1999
Hayashen Centre, London
14th
May 1999
University College School Theatre, London
20th
July 1999
English Speaking Union, Mayfair, London
4 November
1999
Hellenic Centre, Marylebone, London
24th
November 1999
Barbican Arts Centre, London
27th
February, 2000
Chelsea Arts Club,
London
6th May,
2000
Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton
with special exhibition on Arshile Gorky "Making the Book"
New
York Book Launch, Overlook Press, New York
17th May 2000, talk and reading
Grolier Club Exhibition Hall,
New York
19 May
2000
Performance by invitation - National Arts Club
New York City
Saturday
July 22nd
Gala Evening: Lecture & Dinner under the stars
Skirball Center
Los Angeles
Bel Air, California
4-28 August
2000
Hill St Theatre,
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
(23 shows) & exhibition
Armenian
Premiere
October 24 2000
Baronian Theatre,
Yerevan, Armenia
4, 5 & 8 May 2001,
Monnot Theatre,
Beirut, Lebanon
A day for Armenia,
Saturday 2 June 2001,
La Cathédrale Americaine
Paris, France
6 July
2001
Starr Auditorium,
Tate Modern, London
15th
March 2002
October
Gallery,
London
12 April
2002
Melina Mercouri Cultural Center
Famagusta Gate
Nicosia, Cyprus
8 June
2002
Engeru Negru
Sibiu International Theatre Festival
Teatrul de Papusi
Gong Theatre
Sibiu, Romania
6 September
2002
Canadian Cultural Centre,
Paris
2-7 December, 2003
Lion Theatre, Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street
New York
Beyond the Whitney Event for Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings
Whitney Museum of American Art & Armenian General Benevolent Union YPGNY
13th February 2004
Inaugural Lecture
Arshile Gorky: The American Painter from Armenia
Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford
15, 16th February 2004, Matinee and Evening
Grove Auditorium, Magdalen College, Oxford
Exhibition: Arshile Gorky, Making the Book
21st, 22nd April 2004
English and Armenian
Komitas Theatre, Tehran
Iran
17 June 2004
Lecture and performance excerpts (Armenian)
Istanbul, Turkey
9 February 2006
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
VANCOUVER BC. Calendar
15-22 January 2006
Armenian Heritage Cruise
International Waters
Talks:
27th April 2004
Lecture and performance excerpts (Armenian)
Isfahan, Iran
28th April 2004
Lecture and performance excerpts (Armenian)
Shiraz, Iran
23 June 2002
Symposium: Exile Art
Hampstead Authors Society
London
5 April
2002
Art as the terra-firma of the exiled artist: Gorky, Xenakis, Wegner
by invitation of the German Ambassador, H.E. Peter Voss-Wittig
Goethe Institute
Nicosia, Cyprus
9
May, 2001
AGBU Aleppo, Syria
3 May, 2001
Haigazian
University, Beirut,
30th October, 2000
Chelsea Arts Club, London
18th May, 2000
Rizzoli Book Store, New York
Talk & Book signing
23 October 2000
Modern Art Museum
A Stochastic Lecture with slides and music at random on Iannis Xenakis
1 November 2000
Presentation on Gorky,
Nicosia, Cyprus
The show is available for booking in the UK & Worldwide. Contact Nouritza Matossian by email: nouritza@blueyonder.co.uk