Naughty & Nice Burlesque at Heldeke!
Beneath the layers, the performer slowly reveals herself, creating the sensation of unwrapping a piece of candy.
Beneath the layers, the performer slowly reveals herself, creating the sensation of unwrapping a piece of candy.
The core of the performance emulates the screen-to-stage transformation, with actors performing their scenes silently as other cast members, off-stage, provide the voices. The expressiveness and timing of the troupe is impeccable.
From the red beanie to the plaid shirt to the sneakers, he looks like the casually cool cousin you’d want to hang with at the cookout. His style is relaxed and personal, and he connects easily with the crowd throughout his show.
The entire performance is a winding road, a tour through the “waistland” that begins in nature mockumentary style before turning in parts to semiotics lecture, dance, Duolingo-esque session, bedtime story, personal recollection, and more.
Altogether, it feels like a meditation—it is easy to get lost in the moment, the world shrinking down to just lights, noise, and sensation. It is disorienting, in the best of ways.
Underpinned by the idea of asking questions of the future, Fortune Yeller is an interactive and comedic show performed by drag princess Cvm Unity (Jana Levitina of Pussy Jam Comedy)…
Hilariously character-driven choices lead us into and out of battles using unexpected powers ranging from hovering to vomit luges to summoning a minivan, with unexpected deaths and victory (mostly) snatched from the jaws of defeat.
Ollie isn’t afraid to leave a few extra seconds for the audience to process a joke, a movement, or a facial expression.
With the wide grin of a salesman – or indeed, a true showman – he launches us into the first song, a rendition of “My Blue Heaven”, kicking off an incredible set that, much like the audience, was well-known and unfamiliar, from all over the world.
Kriminull is a murder mystery, and the audience chooses the victim, the murderer, and the actors that portray them, as well as the location and cause of death. But knowing the end never spoiled a good story, and Kriminull follows the unfolding investigation into the murder through the eyes of the chief detective – whose actor is also chosen by the audience.