CRM&PNSHMNT

CRM&PNSHMNT
January 29 – February 1, 2025
Pumphouse Theatre – 2140 Pumphouse Ave SW, Calgary, AB
WORLD PREMIERE
As part of the 2025 High Performance Rodeo

A roadmap to the disenfranchised.
A warning to the ego.
A delight to the dark curiosity.

Come tempt yourself by staring into the void of nihilism, societal pageantry, and egocentricity… ideas just as pervasive in 2025 as in 1866, when Dostoevksy penned this masterwork. Deep study has yielded a new interpretation of the narrative structure, dramatic limitations, and organizing principles behind Crime and Punishment, to present a Dance Theatre Clown event through which the embodied experiences of anti-hero Raskolnikov find new resonance in modern life.

Created and Performed by Kunji Ikeda
In Collaboration with Kaili Che & Val Duncan
Understudy Arash Minhas

Produced by Neil Fleming
Stage Management by Michael Luong
Music by Abby Yuen, Sebastien Bolessa, & JL Bleau
Lighting Design by David Smith
Costume Design by Julia Kim
Technical Direction by Thomas Michael Hall

Featuring the voice talents of: Mike Tan, Patrick Quinn, Yoshie Bancroft, Julie Tamiko Manning

Special thanks to previous collaborators: Jared Herring, Maryn Bjorndahl, Ellen Close, Richard Lee, Ashley Maej , Jocelyn Mah, Zaria Rajha, Mario Lamar, Barbara England, Morgan Yamada, Rufi Rodriguez, Mathew Waddell, Laura Anzola

Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development Authority, The Banff Centre

Warning: Simulated and Cartoon Violence, Some Language and Mature Themes
Recommended for 13+