A LIVE VIRTUAL THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
Created, directed, and performed by Diana Wyenn
Diana Wyenn’s highly theatrical virtual solo show is a thrill-ride that takes us through the roller coaster of diabetes. Conceived originally as a live stage show, it is now a live virtual experience, complete with rich projections, movement, text, and innovative theatricality as historical perspectives and staggering statistics collide with personal narrative and deep humanity to give embodied expression to the complexities of chronic illness.
Diagnosed in London at the age of 20, Wyenn’s first response was to resist immediate treatment in order to make it to the theater on time. Now, after more than fifteen years of grappling with diabetes, her relationship with her illness has progressed from denial to a powerful authority over her own well-being. Blood/Sugar weaves the personal with the existential, and the historical with the expressive, to illuminate the day-to-day choices that shape the lives of more than 422 million people worldwide.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Diana Wyenn is a Los Angeles-based director, choreographer, dramaturg, and curator of contemporary performance, who—whether working on large spectaculars or more intimate performances—consistently challenges and inspires audiences to see beyond the usual. As a director and choreographer, Diana has collaborated on projects with The Walt Disney Company, Lincoln Center, the LA Philharmonic, Center Theater Group, REDCAT, SummerStage, Grand Performances, CAP UCLA, Ford Theatres, Chalk Repertory Theatre, Moving Arts, and Ghost Road Ensemble, among others. In addition to her freelance work, Diana is the co-founder of Plain Wood Productions with her husband LABAN, a former pro-skateboarder turned music video director. Together, they direct and produce music videos, short films, and live performances. She is also a member of Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps and serves as Artistic Director of TIOH Arts & Culture at Temple Israel of Hollywood. Learn more about her and her work at www.dianawyenn.com.
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Diana Wyenn and Guy Zimmerman
Voiceover by Lauren Campedelli
Video design by Jason H. Thompson
Sound design by John Zalewski
Live broadcast by PXT Studio
Blood/Sugar is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Arts and Disability Center at the University of California Los Angeles.
