Saturday, November 01, 2008
A dance take on illustrator Edward Gorey's work, and a dance contest, highlight Attack Theatre's new [Insert Clever and Thought Provoking Title Here].
Pittsburgh City Paper: "'A is for Amy who fell down the stairs,' begins author-illustrator Edward Gorey's macabre The Gashleycrumb Tinies. 'A' is also for Attack Theatre, which is preparing to take Gorey's twisted, gothic alphabet of dead children and turn it into a bit of dark Halloween fun. 'Dead End' is the first half of Attack's season-opening program [Insert Clever and Thought Provoking Title Here] at the New Hazlett Theater."
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I really wish I had gone to see this show, it sounds fascinating. Although the two acts together confuse me. Act 1 of gorey's work sounds beautiful and poetic, but I don't exactly understand how that fits together with Act 2's improve comedy sketch. Individually they both sound cool but I just don't understand the how they are cohesive.
At first a performance of Edward Gorey's alphabet sounded a little disturbing, but then I realized it wasn't completely literal, and I think that would be a perfect balance of creepy and enjoyable.
Also, I feel like competetive improvised choreography can't not be entertaining.
the contrast of the 1st and second act really interests me. I became a big fan of Edward Gorey's stuff this last summer, and would love to get a chance to see this. The dark side of his work is what makes it all so beautiful. I love what Attack Theater is doing with this and would love to see how the execution of the production is.
this seems pretty nifty. I sort of reminds me of theatre of the senses for some reason even though it's probably lacking in the areas of taste smell and touch. However, even if it did only appeal to two of the five senses, it might still be nifty.
This sounds crazy and really really cool. I love Gorey's work, and to see it come alive onstage must be a neat thing to see.
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