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Great Hymn of Thanksgiving for three speaking percussionists & Conversation Storm for three actors
presented at FRIGID New York Festival Kraine Theater February-March 2008
These two combined works must be the best executed performances of the FRIGID Festival. The piece performed beautifully by the three actor/musicians Rick Burkhart, Andy Gricevich, and Ryan Higgins was mesmerizing. In the first section, "Great Hymn of Thanksgiving", a mostly musical piece, the three performers demonstrated a complete mastery of rhythms using ordinary everyday objects and a few musical instruments. Most innovative was the use of violin bows on crystal glasses. The rhythms, complete with vocal sounds using a cowbell were very complex and almost symphonic in nature. The performers were at all times connected through sounds. Interesting in this section, and maybe hinted in the title, is all that too familiar Thanksgiving dinner where the family gathers and all the noise that accompanies it. Maybe if one was to stop and pull out of the confusing and often loud conversation, some kind of pleasant sound of music is heard. The second part, "Conversation Storm", was delivered with as much gusto. Although with dialogue, the performers maintained an admirable sense of rhythm. This second part was of a political vein. Rapid discussion of military torture, of any kind, as a way of obtaining that most needed bit of information in order to hinder or stop terrorist threats brought front and center the problems associated with, and often discussed, the war in the Middle East... does the means justify the end? The assumption in this performance is no. This performance was in its entirety very creative, very well conceived, and superbly performed. A pleasant surprise and a must see! |
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