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A very theatrical weekend...
Nov. 26th, 2006 09:35 amOn Friday night, I went to my first flamenco show "Los Cuatro Vientos". This show, performed by Flamenco Rosario, was inspired by a Haida creation myth and gave tribute to the four directions and Canada's multiculturalism, with pieces in homage to First Nations people, and immigrants from the East, Europe and Latin America. This was my first time seeing flamenco and I really enjoyed it. I love how the dance is powerful, yet feminine at the same time. I also enjoyed the colourful costumes and guitar music. (I used to be a classical guitarist back in the day, before my hands became infested with eczema).
On Saturday, I ushered at the Firehall Arts Centre and got to see a performance of "Urinetown" . The musical was actually co-written by Greg Kotis, who is married to Ayun Halliday who writes the zine "East Village Inky" and whose other work is really quite fun. Anyway, I haven't seen live theatre for a while and this was sort of a fun show. It's about what happens when a town decides to privatize water use and you have to pay to use public toilets. Of course, this results in a monopoly owned by a Mr. Moneybags like figure, and there is a rebellion organized by the people. There's definitely some black humour in it and seeing it was rather timely, since we're still boiling our water. My favourite actor was definitely Jay Brazeau , who played the Mr. Moneybags character, Cauldwell B. Cladwell. The musical parodies itself and other musicals including "West Side Story." Anyway, it was a fun evening.
On Saturday, I ushered at the Firehall Arts Centre and got to see a performance of "Urinetown" . The musical was actually co-written by Greg Kotis, who is married to Ayun Halliday who writes the zine "East Village Inky" and whose other work is really quite fun. Anyway, I haven't seen live theatre for a while and this was sort of a fun show. It's about what happens when a town decides to privatize water use and you have to pay to use public toilets. Of course, this results in a monopoly owned by a Mr. Moneybags like figure, and there is a rebellion organized by the people. There's definitely some black humour in it and seeing it was rather timely, since we're still boiling our water. My favourite actor was definitely Jay Brazeau , who played the Mr. Moneybags character, Cauldwell B. Cladwell. The musical parodies itself and other musicals including "West Side Story." Anyway, it was a fun evening.
