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I feel compelled to respond to how this work has s...

2011-04-14T16:47:32.250-04:00

I feel compelled to respond to how this work has stayed with me over the months since seeing it.

Images such as the self-inflicted slapping, the cake-humping sequence, and the concluding sequence in which the performers slid gracefully across the wet stage in a sort of pre-evolutionary, natal morass continue to compel me.

However, reading through the comments, I have to

My response to this show is fairly simple. Which i...

2011-02-07T19:05:31.624-05:00

My response to this show is fairly simple. Which is a welcome change.
What struck me most about Un Peu was how well (in my opinion) it established a connection between audience and performer. Yes, I felt that there was something of a summer-camp-gone-wild feel to the piece, but I certainly felt included in the action (in spite of being merely an audience member). In fact, I felt included in

Check out some audience reactions and a sneak peak...

2011-02-07T15:33:50.294-05:00

Check out some audience reactions and a sneak peak of the workshop here:

http://stagepressence.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/dance-like-youre-really-really-naked/

I often feel indifferent to work that I see becaus...

2011-02-06T23:49:55.426-05:00

I often feel indifferent to work that I see because it assumes that it has the attention of its audience. I feel like many performances rest against the fourth wall without giving something over to the viewer. I need to feel connected to the performers, to feel like they need to connect with me. This show demanded my attention.

Un Peu de Tendresse Bordel de Merde went above and beyond

Check out some reactions I caught after the show h...

2011-02-06T23:08:18.520-05:00

Check out some reactions I caught after the show here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK30cGs9iko

I will confess to adoring 'La pornographie des...

2011-02-04T20:21:48.429-05:00

I will confess to adoring 'La pornographie des âmes', which is my only other experience with Dave St Pierre's work. I found that work fragile, moving and thoroughly tender and entirely human. My love for 'La pornographie' is also, sadly, why watching 'Un peu de tendresse' left me feeling so empty.

The experience did raise an intriguing question: what can

I felt like I was on a rollercoaster ride watching...

2011-02-04T17:41:34.094-05:00

I felt like I was on a rollercoaster ride watching this piece. I started off excited and amazed but then got angry about midway through. I wanted them to get to the meat, to cease the theatrics and get to something I could sink my teeth into. There was one point where I even thought to myself, "I hate this, I don't get it at all". However, it was just around this point where I

I was fortunate enough to see both the opening-nig...

2011-02-04T17:15:19.501-05:00

I was fortunate enough to see both the opening-night and the second performance, and there was a marked growth in the piece. I didn't think it was possible for the performers to invest more in their work–– but they did just that. I was amazed to see them ramp up their abandon in certain sections, and plummet deeper in others; all in all I was deeply humbled by their output-- both emotional