Amanda Szeglowski / cakeface
Memento Mori
Premiering 2026
IN RESIDENCY
IN RESIDENCY: OCTOBER 1- NOVEMBER 3, 2024
World Premiere slated for 2026
Employing sharp wit and the slightest hint of optimism, Amanda Szeglowski and the womxn of cakeface spin existential angst into something divine. In this new work, Memento Mori (Latin for ‘remember you must die’), they pair otherworldly phenomena – psychic mediums, reincarnation, and near-death experiences – with Earth-bound anxieties, from absurd minutia to debilitating paranoia. Precision choreography collides with bohemian flair, while incisive text receives cakeface’s signature crystalline delivery. The pulsating heart of this work, our cultural obsession with the “unknown,” begs to discover the very nature of consciousness, and ultimately, what it means to be fully human. As a company of millenials/gen Z, cakeface is rife with material.
Memento Mori will premiere in 2026. More info at cakefaceart.com.
Written + Directed by Amanda Szeglowski
Choreographed by Amanda Szeglowski in collaboration with the company
Performed by Kelly Bartnik, Ali Castro, Jade Daugherty, Nola Sporn Smith, with Christina Campanella
Costume Design by Oana Botez
IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.
ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, krushton@irttheater.org