THE DEVOURING
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER
CLIENT: TIMES SQUARE EDITION | PARADISE CLUB
2019 - 2020,
DESCRIPTION
Matthew Dailey co-created, directed, and produced The Devouring: A Marriage of Heaven and Hell alongside House of Yes co-founder Anya Sapozhnikova for Ian Schrager's Times Square EDITION hotel.
Inspired by William Blake's poetry, the production brought together an international ensemble of performers, blending provocative cabaret, contemporary dance, aerial acrobatics, and theatrical spectacle with fine dining by Michelin-starred chef John Fraser.
Staged at the hotel's lavish Paradise Club, The Devouring transformed dinner theater into an immersive fusion of live performance, nightlife, and luxury hospitality, earning national coverage in The New York Times and Vogue.
PRESS
- THE NEW YORK TIMES (THEATER): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/theater/at-these-high-end-dinner-theaters-classics-come-with-crudites.html?eafs_enabled=false
- VOGUE: https://www.vogue.com/article/ballroom-marfa-spring-celebration-john-waters?utm
- THE NEW YORK TIMES (STYLE): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/style/a-touch-of-weimar-cabaret-in-times-square.html?eafs_enabled=false
Video
"The Devouring: a Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
Co-Director and Associate Producer
(House Of Yes)
2019/2020
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