![]() Klaus Kinski is- even if you don’t- WOW! Wtf did I just see? Amazing! Speechless! Bravo!!” – Natasha Lewin “Andrew Perez was phenomenal!!! If you even remotely know who Hands down the most amazing performance I have seen at this year’s Fringe.” -Russell Eaton “The performance of Andrew Perez as Klaus Kinski is riveting, endearing and horrifying all at once. The intensity is incredible and Perez manages to convince that this is, indeed, a life and death matter.” That’s quite an achievement…This is a man fighting desires that he feels might consume him, living to the fullest his passions, hopes and fears. (I mean that as a compliment.)…Under Perez’s spell, you see the human aspect of some really horrid behavior. I cannot stress enough how deeply moving, scary, sexy and disturbing Perez is in this show. The audience I was with was mesmerized, the only time so far I have seen this year at Fringe that an audience actually demanded a second curtain call from a performer. “…this is a performance that you should not miss. Or of next year’s Fringe for that matter.” And it is riveting to behold…Perez captures in Kinski’s raging that cataract of pain that was the source of his talents giving truth to the statement that every human being is an abyss…Aided by Adele Cabot whose voice provides brief counterpoints of sanity, and under the amazingly adroit direction of Eric Johnson, who manages to choreograph this volcanic caldera of creative chaos, Perez delivers perhaps the most gripping performance of this Fringe. It is not so much a portrayal by an actor as the actor’s possession by the character. “The Second Coming of Klaus Kinski writer and performer Andrew Perez presents Kinski and all his demons with such unnerving commitment that the stench of sulfur burns the eyes of the audience. After a decade of living with Kinski, Andrew now goes a step further and re-imagines “The Second Coming of Klaus Kinski.”ĬRITIC & AUDIENCE REVIEWS FOR KLAUS KINSKI: This resulted in a one-man show at Northwestern University called “I Am Kinski,” comprised entirely of Kinski’s own words. #Kinski i am jesus christ series#His collaborations with director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo) were as transcendent as they were tempestuous, and Kinski’s indelible performances and wild persona continue to captivate.įifteen years ago, Andrew Perez discovered Kinski through Herzog’s documentary “My Best Fiend” and was inspired to dig deeper into Kinski’s life, conducting a series of interviews with Kinski’s closest friends and neighbors in Lagunitas, CA – where Kinski spent the last ten years of his life. Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) is one of the most celebrated and controversial actors in the history of world cinema. It’s now 2017 and actor-writer Andrew Perez (David Miscavige in “My Scientology Movie”) does battle with Kinski’s demons in an effort to resurrect him and finish the job in one last command performance. After only 2 performances Kinski canceled the tour. Audiences were outraged at Kinski’s audacious portrayal of Jesus and heckled him mercilessly. It was during this time that Kinski starred as Jesus Christ in a one-man show that had taken him a decade to write. Before his famed collaborations with director Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski was a tortured B-movie character actor who had become a touring sensation for his live wire theatrical performances. ![]()
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