What: A dance musical inspired by Sufjan Stevens's album Illinois: a collection of stories told around a campfire of lanterns.
And? A lovely aesthetic experience with hynoptic music and Justin Peck's excellent modern dance choreo. I probably didn't get the full intended experience out of this as I couldn't always understand the lyrics being sung, but there's a lot of talent on that stage and it's worth seeing for those who like dance pieces.
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| The company of Illinoise. Photo by Liz Lauren. |
5/04/24: An Enemy of the People
What: The new Amy Herzog adaptation of Ibsen's play about a doctor who, in trying to warn his town the groundwater is contaminated, is isolated and ostracized by a town unwilling to contend with an expensive truth.
And? It was fine. Sam Gold didn't ruin it like he's been ruining Shakespeare lately, and I do love seeing shows in the intimate Circle in the Square theater, but I don't think this production will stick to my ribs for long.
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| Katie Broad, David Patrick Kelly, and Victoria Pedretti as Randine, Morten Kiil, and Petra Stockmann. Photo by Emilio Madrid. |
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