Tickets are $40 for adults and $30 for children, but the theatrical performers you encounter inside will tell you that human concepts like time and money do not exist in The Madcap Motel’s secret dimension, titled “Elsewhere.” Occupying 17,000 square feet and themed as a restored 1960s motel, The Madcap Motel reimagines immersive art and theater through a magical wormhole, hidden passageways, and 18 distinctly decorated rooms. On East 4th Street in the downtown Los Angeles Arts District, near the ordinary sights of a dog park and a gym, exists a portal to another dimension. “Elsewhere at the Madcap Motel” gives the Arts District a fun and exciting new attraction for guests to explore, experience and enter into another world.As the pandemic alters the performing arts scene, Los Angeles’ Madcap Motel offers actors work and visitors a new way to experience theater. The attraction opens on March 13th will be open to all, so children are welcome. When visiting the Madcap Motel, Solomon wants you to expect the unexpected. This is a way to escape the reality of the day-to-day and go into a world where you don’t know what to expect.” “From 7–11 it’s half that, and by the time you’re 12 you spend 0% of the day in pretend. “From the ages of 6–7 you spend 90% of your day in a state of pretend,” she says. I can't really explain it but when I walked out I knew that this was the property,” says Solomon.įor Solomon, the notion of “play” is what inspires her work. Then we ended up finding this amazing property that's this old warehouse. “When I was downtown looking for locations, it almost felt like I was in Brooklyn again it just felt right. I’m very curious to see how people respond to the experience.”ĭTLA provided a perfect backdrop for her project. “We have a mixture of set design and actors and a bit of a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ vibe in places. You are invited to come and explore the Madcap Motel, preserved in all of its mid-century glory. Thus begins the story of Downtown’s latest immersive attraction. In the present day, the owner’s family started receiving postcards, signed by him, inviting them back into the Madcap Motel. The abandoned motel laid dormant for years, long forgotten as the Arts District built up around it. As the neighborhood changed, and the city began expanding westward towards the ocean, the motel was shuttered in 1966 and the owner disappeared into thin air. The story of the Madcap Motel is that the hotel was built in 1946 to host the influx of visitors that were coming to Los Angeles. She came upon the idea of a motel lost in time in which things look normal on the surface, but once you start opening doors it expands into otherworldly portals. Heavily inspired by The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe series of books, as well as the films Interstellar, Beetlejuice and Big Fish, Solomon wanted to craft something with a ‘60s vibe. She decided to venture out to Los Angeles to create her next project, taking what she had learned from Dream Machine and expanding upon it, this time crafting an exhibition with a narrative and a through line.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |