Royce Hall at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
As part of UCLA Live's International Theatre Festival, Moroccan-Flemish choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and theater collective Toneelhuis present Myth. Larbi's new work blurs the line between dance, theater, music and art, drawing inspiration from numerous mythological, religious and iconographical sources including the tarot, martial arts and The Wizard of Oz.
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ok experience, love the music and dancing but not much of the acting, mama jokes were totally inappropriate
The performance was a beautifully mastered event including live music song, dance, dialogue and narrative.
Amazing performance! Very cohesive, emotional production from the stage, to the music, to the acting and choreography, to the costumes to the incredible dancing. It was a great, life-affirming evening.
Regarded as one of the nation's finest concert halls, Royce Hall was the original building on the UCLA campus, completed in 1929. Restored and remodeled after the 1994 earthquake, Royce Hall Auditorium is the primary home of the nation's leading performing arts presenter.
In a waiting room filled with shelves of old books and skulls, the characters of Myth move across the stage in a purgatory of uncertainty, stalked by dancers in black, representing their shadows. Perched above the action, singer Patrizia Bovi and the Micrologus ensemble perform an ethereal blend of medieval polyphony, serving as a striking counterpoint to the earthly struggles below. A set of large double doors hints at what lies beyond.
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