Americana Kamikaze: Q&A With Video Designer William Cusick

Written and directed by Kenneth Collins, and performed by Temporary Distortion, Americana Kamikaze (click here to see the show on video) is a performance piece—inspired by Japanese ghost stories—that pushes the boundaries of theatre by staging meditative vignettes in claustrophobic, boxlike structures that bridge the gap between cinema, live performance, and visual art. The innovative video projections by William Cusick include video doppelgangers for the live actors, and On The Boards in Seattle did a multi-camera recording of the show as part of their OnTheBoard.tv program. Live Design touches ...

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