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The Bad Arm:
Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer
Written and performed by
Maire Clerkin
Directed by Dan OʼConnor
By Brooke Alberts
Tonight is the last chance to
catch this comedic dance-driven tale of
identity crisis and coming of age as
an English-born Irish girl in London.
Dancer/Writer/Choreographer Maire
Clerkinʼs one-woman autobiographical
presentation is at times poignant and
at times hysterically funny. She
is able to channel her younger self at
various stages of development and to elucidate the moments when life to her
was just not fair. No longer
need she hold in her feelings of inequities,
she is free to entertain
her audiences with them - with each incidence
diffused by a humorous moment.
She makes effective use of well-chosen
music recordings, as well as a
projection screen (for some telling family
photos) to set the scene for
her dance-punctuated play. For those not
habituated to the world of
Irish dance competitions, she gives some idea as
to what the dancers,
teachers and judges are up against, and for those who
are familiar with
feis culture, itʼs a kick and a half (so to speak). The
characterizations of various of her dance students and their mothers I
thought were the most amusing and (as a one-time Irish dance mother
myself) spot-on.
Bang Theatre, 457 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA
90036
Tonight is the last night- 8 PM Thursday Sept. 18th
(323)
653-6886
Tickets: $12.00 through online booking: http://www.bangstudio.com
$14.00 at the door.
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