Lunchbox theatre: Pierrot Lunaire
Aug. 22nd, 2015 12:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lathanyLast week I was back at work after three weeks of leave. It was a bit of a hard week, although as the summer is our quieter period, it was OK overall. Consequently I was pleased to see that the Bridewell Theatre was advertising a Lunchbox Theatre production that I thought looked interesting.
About six months ago, I had seen a 45 minute performance of Romeo and Juliet. This time, the show was 40 minutes of dance and french poetry called Pierrot Lunaire. This was advertised as: "Dance Theatre inspired by the original French poems of Albert Giraud. An English country house circa 1890. A French governess shares her passion for the poetry of Pierrot Lunaire with her young charge but, isolated and homesick, she finds herself increasingly haunted by the enigmatic figure of Pierrot." Now I've always been interested in Pierrot as he turns up in the works of Agatha Christie and is in Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones. So I bought a ticket and went along.
It was a mixture of french poetry and dance from three actors/dancers. I didn't follow the french at all, but still found it interesting and was able to follow the story thanks to the pamphlet they had given out beforehand (with translations of the poems). The sounds and music used for background were also very good. So overall - worth a look if this sounds interesting to you.
About six months ago, I had seen a 45 minute performance of Romeo and Juliet. This time, the show was 40 minutes of dance and french poetry called Pierrot Lunaire. This was advertised as: "Dance Theatre inspired by the original French poems of Albert Giraud. An English country house circa 1890. A French governess shares her passion for the poetry of Pierrot Lunaire with her young charge but, isolated and homesick, she finds herself increasingly haunted by the enigmatic figure of Pierrot." Now I've always been interested in Pierrot as he turns up in the works of Agatha Christie and is in Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones. So I bought a ticket and went along.
It was a mixture of french poetry and dance from three actors/dancers. I didn't follow the french at all, but still found it interesting and was able to follow the story thanks to the pamphlet they had given out beforehand (with translations of the poems). The sounds and music used for background were also very good. So overall - worth a look if this sounds interesting to you.
