-THE HISTORY-

since 2000, defib has created some of seattle's most exciting and innovative theatre. using video, puppetry, dance, animation, site-specific staging, and much more, defib has created a distinct and dynamic aesthetic. our successes include original adaptations from greek myths to the bible to kafka, as well as established works by such avant-garde luminaries as heiner muller, samuel beckett, and maria irene fornes. meanwhile, we've won two consecutive seattle fringe festival artistic pick awards, and have been praised by the local press as one of seattle's hottest young theatre companies.

-THE SEASON-

DEFIB LABORATORIES (may 2004)
five ensembles of seattle-based artists are assigned a unique space and then given one month and a provocative set of rules and restrictions within which to make an original performance. the result is an evening of daring creativity, as five groups premiere five bold new works based on a highly unconventional theatrical space.

VETALA (august 2004)
an experimental asian-immersion performance project that explores and synthesizes numerous traditions (from kathakli to karaoke, from balinese dance to bollywood) to tell a 1,000 year old sanskrit tale of a king's confrontation with an animated corpse.

NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND (november 2004)
an original adaptation of dostoevsky’s revolutionary novel twists a Pioneer Square loft into a surreal winter wasteland, where the “underground man” journeys to complete alienation and self-destruction amidst a flurry of shredded paper, cloying office bonding exercises, and tons of vodka!!!

-CONTACT-

to contact defib, or to make a tax-deductible donation of supplies, technology, or funds, please email:

joby emmons
joemmons@hotmail.com

or

sam anderson
samander@hotmail.com

or write to:

defibrillator productions
1414 seneca #201
seattle, wa 98101