CPPM’s LÄBU vol.2 ep.5 – Avery Gerhardt | Juuli Hyttinen
The piece begins, rewinds, restarts, stops, and progresses, degrading in the way that a VHS tape would after too many viewings.
The piece begins, rewinds, restarts, stops, and progresses, degrading in the way that a VHS tape would after too many viewings.
Affably accurate-but-imprecise, he served as an enjoyably unreliable tutor, using the lecture as a framework to spin off into a blend of gameshow, prop comedy, and improvisational music.
Every movement, gesture, and flick of the fan enhances the timing of her jokes and her darkly comedic delivery. The humor is unapologetically black, yet she handles serious topics with irony, allowing the audience to confront difficult subjects through laughter without feeling manipulated or uncomfortable.
Ortiz Amezquita enters carrying small travel cases, and begins with a play of light, mirrors, reflection and projection. It is a fitting introduction to the piece, an intricate work of object storytelling, self-portraiture through shadow and sound, thinking back and calling back, falling in and out of history with his story.
Despite the array of topics covered and formats used, Triinu’s performance is entirely cohesive and blends together flawlessly. Her ease and grace as a ballerina are mirrored in the way she conducts her show, and her control, both in her physical and spoken performance, is nothing short of impressive.
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On the fly and off the cuff, Raptorjesus42’s genre switches challenged and responded to challenge from Lebo Sibul’s growling, ringing guitar. Over the course of the Fringe their stage style has evolved as much as their sound, fashion and technique gelling and morphing over time from pop to techno, upbeat then uptempo.
It’s a rainy Friday evening outside the Hippodrome, and a crowd has gathered inside Ratas&Kohv, a cozy café-cum-bicycle shop. Tonight, they’re not here for the lattes or the bike locks…