ADAM'S TAKE: Legs and All

ADAM'S TAKE
This show was a great example of taking an inventive idea and running with it.  Summer Shapiro and her partner Peter Musante really have thought through the world that they have created, and play with the rules of their universe in really interesting ways. 



The piece is a little more towards dance theatre than clown theatre-- ie, this show would be perfectly at home at a choreography festival or modern dance festival.  There's lots of comedy, but there's a certain amount of tragedy in this story of two kind of odd people falling in love and then losing their love.

I thought they did a really great job of making us care about the characters-- the play starts slowly, and then builds into a bit of frenetic activity.  The only thing I would suggest for this show is that I felt that towards the middle of the show the pace leveled off, and I felt like some of the acting beats were repeated... (I want that, no I want that ).  Without losing their special relationship, and the play of tension between the two characters, I'd like to have seen a little bit more variety of pace in the middle of the show.  But overall, I was delighted to have seen it, and I think most people who are interested in the intersection between clown, theatre, and dance will be too.


OFFICIAL INFORMATION

LEGS AND ALL
Summer Shapiro and Peter Musante
New York, NY
http://www.facebook.com/pages/LEGS-ALL/198638996407?ref=search
A man in an attic meets a woman in a box.  As they lure one another into their worlds, their curiosity unfolds and exposes a hilarious, mind-bending, innovative allegory for the classic man-meets-woman story.  Rooted in physical comedy and drenched in imaginative stage illusion, Legs and All is an inventive exploration of human loneliness set to an evocative tango-meets-bluegrass score.  60 min.
Tuesday, September 14th @ 9pm
Thursday, September 16th @ 7pm
Saturday, September 18th @ 10pm
Friday, September 24th @ 11pm

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