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"Fire in the Sky" by Ralph Albert Blakelock

Ghost Dance: Picture of a Madman

"Ghost Dance" is the rediscovery of one of America's greatest artists, Ralph Albert Blakelock, lost to time, injustice - and madness, and brought back into the light in this world premiere solo show

When and where

Date and time

Friday, Mar 28, 2025 until Saturday, Mar 29, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Address

Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street Catskill, NY 12414

Cost

$15-$29

About this event

In 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape, “Brook by Moonlight”, was sold at auction for $20,000, a record price at that time for a painting by a living American artist. Yet at the time of this triumph, Blakelock had spent 15 years confined in a psychiatric hospital in Middletown, NY. “Ghost Dance”, created and performed by Blakelock’s own great-great granddaughter, explores the life, times, and madness of one of America’s most celebrated and exploited painters whose brooding, hallucinogenic landscapes anticipated Abstract Expressionism by more than half a century. Created and performed by Erica Knight and directed by John Ahlin, this remarkable world premiere comes to Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill for three performances only, March 28-30, as Show #4 in BST’s SoloFest 2025. For more details and ticketing information, visit bridgest.org/solofest-2025-four/


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