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  Free parking after 4 PM on weekdays and all day in the parking garage under the crystal city shops.
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10 Goldstar Member Reviews

kevharb

Not Synetic's best work, but still interesting and enjoyable. The piece would've flowed better/been more coherent if the subplot had been simplified or trimmed. However, the costumes, makeup, performers and score were very good. Enjoyed the touches of Fellini and Tim Burton. Making 1 of Lear's daughters a gay son was unexpected, but it worked quite well.

Written on May 11 2011

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Tori

went to see King Lear at the Synethics. WOW ! They told the story of King Lear without uttering a word. They did it with dance and physical gesture. Very drammatic effects thru facial expression, lightning, and physical movements. I definitely recommend to see them. Can't wait for their next production.

Written on May 09 2011

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Synetic continues to wow me with every show. I also saw their wordless production of Dante's Inferno, and thought this was just as good. It is very helpful to arrive early enough to review the synopsis provided in the program - it definitely helps an audience member follow and appreciate what's happening on stage.

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Superb production -- one of their best wordless Shakespeares. The setting and costumes appeared very Fellini-like and were excellent. The emotion conveyed without words bowled me over. Lear going mad was such a powerful experience.

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More Information About King Lear

Description

With 21 Helen Hayes Awards under its belt, Synetic Theater storms into the 2011 calendar year with Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy – King
Lear.

The seventh installment of Synetic’s renowned “Silent Shakespeare” series is a provocative take on the Bard’s dramatic masterpiece. Director Paata Tsikurishvili brings lightness to this dark and violent tale of a king’s descent into madness and his search for humanity. This eye‐popping production, packed with apocalyptic visuals, farce, knife‐play and acrobatics is performed in Crystal City, VA. at the Crystal City Theater.

Overall, Synetic has earned 83 Helen Hayes Nominations and received 21 Helen Hayes Awards, garnering acclaim for its "Silent Shakespeare" repertoire (Hamlet…the rest is silence, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra and Othello).

King Lear stars Helen Hayes Award winner Irakli Kavsadze in the title role and features Ben Cunis, Philip Fletcher, Lauren Kieler, Brynn Tucker, Austin Johnson, Greg Anderson, Mirenka Cechova , Chris Galindo, Renata Loman, Peter Pereyra, Hector Reynoso, Dallas Tolentino, Ryan Tumulty and Matt Ward.

About the Ticket Supplier: Synetic Theater

Founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, Synetic Theater is DC's Premier Physical Theater, whose mission is to be the premier American physical theater, fusing dynamic art forms--such as text, drama, movement, acrobatics, dance, and music, by producing world-class physical theater for all ages, educating the next generation of artists and physical theater professionals, and promoting this distinct form of theater nationally and internationally through community outreach and touring programs. Synetic's unique performance style is simultaneously avant-garde and accessible, with a broad appeal to a wide, culturally diverse, and cross-generational audience.