ERNEST KEARNEYstage and cinemacertified reviewerJune 08, 2025
Clownish perfection poses a unique problem for reviewers in that the blend of Da-Da slapstick and rib-tickling existentialism tends to defy easy description, in that they tell stories that go beyond language.
I’ve always suspected the reason for this is that in our evolution, “clowning” preceded language.
Holy, Holy: The Birth of Disco is such a show that the reviewer must resort to describing blocks
The ensemble (Angelika Giatras, Alex Derderian, Emily Markoe, Hollis Hart, Tiffany Ogburn, Molly Kochs, and Franny Harold), presents a prologue of full-blown animus bellowing out random, disconnected catchphrases of masculinity: Money, Al, stock incentives, money, cubicles, spreadsheets), what follows is an aquatic ballet of rebirth an...
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