#1
Posted: 9/22/09 at 12:53pm
Over the weekend I made the trip out to Brooklyn and caught Juliette Binoche in her two person dance/theater piece. Most of it worked, only faltering a few times in the latter half of the 70 minute production.
The good news is that Binoche is absolutely as luminous and captivating on stage as she is on film. There's just something about the emotion in her voice that gets to me. Her performance was very raw and honest, probably aided by the fact that she isn't a trained dancer.
Her partner in the piece is VERY trained and his credits included several one-man dance shows in London. He was given one monologue late in the show, and this was kind of a mistake. His acting wasn't nearly as good as his dancing, and the monologue itself was clunky.
The piece followed a relationship through ups and downs, alternating dance with monologues from Binoche. The set was two chairs and a red wall in the back. The music was a lot of fun. I wish they had placed a song list in the program.
This was my first time at BAM and I really liked the theater. The juxtaposition of old and modern works, and provides an appropriate atmosphere for the type of theater it looks like they're trying to provide.
I believe this is only playing one more weekend, but if you have any intest at all, don't let this pass you by. I really want to see Binoche try her hand at a Broadway play. I think she would wow in something intense and challenging.
The good news is that Binoche is absolutely as luminous and captivating on stage as she is on film. There's just something about the emotion in her voice that gets to me. Her performance was very raw and honest, probably aided by the fact that she isn't a trained dancer.
Her partner in the piece is VERY trained and his credits included several one-man dance shows in London. He was given one monologue late in the show, and this was kind of a mistake. His acting wasn't nearly as good as his dancing, and the monologue itself was clunky.
The piece followed a relationship through ups and downs, alternating dance with monologues from Binoche. The set was two chairs and a red wall in the back. The music was a lot of fun. I wish they had placed a song list in the program.
This was my first time at BAM and I really liked the theater. The juxtaposition of old and modern works, and provides an appropriate atmosphere for the type of theater it looks like they're trying to provide.
I believe this is only playing one more weekend, but if you have any intest at all, don't let this pass you by. I really want to see Binoche try her hand at a Broadway play. I think she would wow in something intense and challenging.
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