Apr. 01, 2009 - Issue #702: Heartless Bastards
Secret Diary of A Collapsed World
Those
lucky enough to catch Mile Zero's short-lived mainstage show are likely still
trying to shake the sense that they've just been toured through the
dream-sequence of an avant-garde film. The obtuse, metaphoric images latent
in the works of Maya Deren come to mind between recollections of dancers
floating down staircases, the clanging of falling spoons, massive looming
shadows and pantless men slithering over pianos.
Not a
conventional dance piece by any stretch, the deftness of the performers
remains both emotive and thoughtful. Where the show truly succeeds is with
the guidance of ushers: the show clips along through character solos and
scenes, and though there was an abundance of eye candy, the layout allowed
for only the most appropriate paths through the visual melange. Though the
audience was used as part of the show, the dance was not intrusive, but
welcoming. It was a diary I'd like to crack open one more time, if only to
hold the pages up to yet another, different light. Perhaps MZD's Part
2 will offer even deeper, darker secrets. But for that, we'll have
to wait until next season. V
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