moody:
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Last Masquerade: for mezzo soloist & treble choir, written, arranged, performed & recorded by Amanda Moody for multimedia artist John Sanborn
Tiny Little Thing: inspired by “Not I,” by Samuel Beckett.
“The stillness at the center of Moody’s intense focus works a strangely evocative transformation.” Robert Hurwitt, SF Examiner
“Moody’s virtuosity - as writer, singer, actor - is awesome,” Back Stage West
photographed by Bridget Schwartz at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
“Interpreting Samuel Beckett’s ‘Not I,’ Amanda Moody illuminated the text in sharp and astounding ways. Her 20-minute aria of articulated trauma stands apart from earlier noted interpretations for its emotional heft and explosiveness.” Octavio Solis, playwright, author, artistic director/Ashland Beckett Shorts
"Intense, profound. Not to be missed! Amanda Moody is a virtuoso performer at the height of her powers." Curtain Call, KRCB Radio
"Amanda Moody is unforgettable, larger-than-life, versatile, agile, and brave. A master actor who commands every moment.” Main Stage West
“Her performance is riveting … suffused with aching poetry …” SF Bay Guardian
“The magic of great performance art is its ability to become legend in the bodies of those who witness it. Amanda Moody’s Serial Murderess is in my body as legend.” Ellen Sebastian Chang, opera & theater director; writer
“Moody fuses poetry with religious ecstasy and the present-day travails of war and media misinformation.” SF Weekly
“When Amanda Moody takes the stage, she takes no prisoners. And when she takes the mic, she testifies.” Joe Paulino, actor; musician
Supercut of live performance excerpts.
photographed by Lisa Keating, Oakland, CA
self portrait, Berkeley, CA