Mechanics Play a Part in Performance
The event to be held Nov. 17-18 will be featured at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson, TX for an admission price of $26-$55.
The show is part of the Hill Performance Hall Spotlight Series which includes juggling, jumping through hoops with a background of laughter and song.
The event was described by one newspaper as a layered activity, a touring show which was performed as far as California and internationally.
The acts sound familiar enough, says one reporter, but never packaged in quite this way with odd assembly lines and winged windows among other features.
Liao is an impressive 16-year-old contortionist who performs with two other Asian acrobats.
Lowering hoops and spinning wheels make up the repertoire with beautiful soundscapes and visuals.
Not depending on fantasy or surrealness, the shows start at 8 p.m.
Lu Yi is the master teacher behind this spectacular show featured in Spectacle Magazine.
Shows are put together over a period of six months, considered short by the performers and director.
Believe it or not, performers start training late in life and so they have to make up for lost time, according to one reviewer.
Directors say that the acrobats do not get overwhelmed by machines despite the heaviness of the metal objects.
One of those items is the high-bar object, which performers believe will develop further in time, enhancing performances.
Balletic performances are all part of the scene, writes one writer, and the music is all original except for radio scenes and they are all digitally played back instead of using live music.
All of the performers are movie buffs and other ones like them in the audience may detect references to “Citizen Kane.”
It is all a collaborative effort except for two performers who lend comedic acts.
One of the plot’s twists is the change in the factory boss halfway through the show.
For more information on the show, call 972-744-4650.
