October 6th Saturday Night Shows - 2007
MOVING TARGET & COPS
Moving Target
Created and performed by Erin Bouvey
Directed by Sue Morrison.
I came in late to this show missing the opening so you must put that into the mix when reading this. Erin’s Clown deals with some wonderful tough issue about life that many people will be able to relate to. One always enjoys seeing performers taking on issues they care about or moves them. Erin’s Clown does this.
She is a very talkative clown bridging standup comedy and clown together in her unique style of Clown Theatre or you could say putting the verbal clown back in clowning. I understand this is a new show and it is always good to see new work before it is edited down and honed into a well working machine. So this is fresh.
My favorite part of the show… Erin and Sue please take this in the right way. It was Erin Clown doing her curtain call at the end of the show. There I saw a side of her clown I would love to see more of in her show. She moves great with jumps, twirls, spins – an engaging clown walk - voice and Erin’s Clown had thrilling joy about her.
Moving Target has two more shows, Tuesday night Oct 9th at 7 PM and Thursday Oct 11th at 8:30 PM
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COPS
Created and performed by Ferran Aizala, Jaume Jove and Jordi Huete
Directed by Carolin Dream and Alex Navarro
If you want to see three clowns that work wonderfully together, see COPS. It is an import from Catalonia, Spain. The show is a take-off’s on many US cop shows on television and in movie’s. These three each have very strong clown characters (they are not red nosed clowns). The show includes all kinds of refreshing original gags and takeoffs …even if some of them are old.
It is their play with each other that makes this show special. They know how to make fun of themselves using an element from the Commedia dell’Arte that is a lesson for all performers, how to use your assets as well as your deficits. They use them boldly. I would tell you how - but that would spoil the show.
The over all rhythm is very much like the cop shows on television only its funny. For myself it could use some rhythm changes towards the end … but that I am sure varies from show to show. In the future I would love to see this group come back next year with an original show going into a subject that touches them.
COPS two more shows - Monday October 8 at 8:30 PM and Wednesday October 10th at 9 PM
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