| I found it interesting and my wife left at intermission. So, it's the story of Mary Shelley (the wife of Percy), who at 19 wrote this famous "ghost" story (1819). Robert Fairchild (the former NYCB dancer and star of American in Paris) plays her monster as she creates his image. Wonderful music very well played and sung (Bach on the organ, Liszt on the Piano, some Oboe music, and Schubert lieder) provided the background. A good set. Interesting projections. The acting was fair ... and the script was apparently adapted solely from letters and contemporary memoirs. The choreography reminded me of the work of Doris Humphrey -- an early modern dancer who studied the effect of falling and rising against gravity. I didn't mind it, my wife did. There are 3 young boys in the cast -- who throw stones at the Monster -- one is killed by him. Curiously, the murdered boy had about a dozen members of his family (including a bunch of very young children) in the audience -- I can only imagine the work the Mom's had for themselves explaining reality from theatrical illusion. I'm kind of a sucker for high brow intentions, but my wife can usually differentiate shinola from it's counterpart. |
