October 17, 2007
Patatrac (Crash, Crack, Bang)
Created and Performed by: Moreno Raspanti and Christina Glogowsky
From: Italy
Childen of All Ages Friendly
What a simple breath of fresh air this show is. Yes there are more theatre elements I would love to see, but what a good time I had. The 11-month year old baby in the audience said it all as she lead the audience clapping and yelping. This is a musical clown show by two wonderful Italian musicians. You can tell Moreno and Christina have been performing and entertaining for a while. You want to know a very children of all ages friendly clown show in the festival, this is it.
The creative use of instruments, found and hand make instruments is profound. They play professional made instruments as well. Musically they know how to work the crowd. This show is a lesson for all clowns that want to use music in their shows or they are thinking about it. Not to copy them but to see what thinking out side of the clown box and musically can do and where it can take you. They built and found most everything they played on our New York City streets. You will be surprised what you can play. I would tell you but that would spoil the surprise.
Yes sometimes I did feel they were pretending rather than really being there in the moment. They were always there musically. I can nit pick about the story line and some of the motivations. But why - I just enjoyed this show to much for all that. Never did I find myself checking out the theatre lights.
Two cheers to the festival for bring show like this from other countries.
Two more shows Friday October 19th a 10 PM and Saturday October 20th at 2 PM
By Stanley Allan Sherman
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I agree-- this show was a musical delight! Much of the musical clown material was fairly classic (ie, taking away the musical instruments, and having another) but they did it wonderfully. I loved their handmade drum kit/organ/one man band.
A fun and inventive show.
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