PERFORMANCE OF SELF
Starring: Jodie Landau
Jodie Landau has always felt like he was constructing, curating, and codifying his identity. Labels and definitions provided comfort to Jodie and those around him—but also felt limiting in their imperfection. Centered around autobiographical stories of Laudau’s childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, Performance of Self takes us on a relatable, emotional, funny, and deeply personal journey about love, sex, queerness, gender, family, online dating, boy bands, and the boxes we don’t quite fit in. Fusing memoir, concert, cabaret, and music-theatre, the debut solo show from the GRAMMY™ Award-nominated vocalist, composer, and percussionist, features original chamber rock compositions written and performed by Laudau, backed by a six-piece band of contemporary music all-stars.
Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, Raulee Marcus, and Stephen Block.
Developed by Beth Morrison Projects.
Produced and Presented by Beth Morrison Projects in association with National Sawdust.
Support for a developmental residency for Performance of Self provided by CAP UCLA.
Jodie Landau’s compositions create the path the listener is on. His works, and voice, seduce us with the charm of an old flame laying next to us in bed, the past forgotten and all that matters is where we are now.
Creative Team
CREATOR & COMPOSER — JODIE LANDAU
DIRECTOR & DESIGNER — PEABODY SOUTHWELL