Our Sunday night Opening Gala was an excellent evening of eclectic entertainment, delicious foodstuffs and some killer Perseophone's Poms (that is to say, a giant pot of pomegranate seeds soaked in whiskey by one of the producers.)
For those of you who couldn't make it, here is the fun time you missed!
Courtney Siebring opened the evening with an energetic mask performance which managed to be both hilarious and touching in a shocking sort of way. She embodied a TV personality hosting a cooking show that taught us how to serve our frenemies allergy snacks. Pam Calabrese MacLean entertained us with some of her poetry, and despite her admonition that she doesn't have a sense of humour, had the entire room chuckling and even gaffawing. Then Keelin Jack, Andrew Chandler and Kim Parkhill presented an excerpted stage-reading from Drinking Song, a new play by Amanda Jernigan which is undergoing a workshop with DaPoPo artists as part of the Live-In this weekend. Drinking Song and will be presented as part of the play-reading series next Saturday, November 14th. Trevor Poole wrapped up the first set of performances with a typically mysterious and magical example of his amazing powers of mind-reading and dry wit.
We took a well-deserved break to refresh our snack plates and wine glasses, before gearing up for the second round of performances, which began with a lovely and thoughtful poetry recitation by the aforementioned Amanda Jernigan. Amanda is a poet and writer who has a long association working with DaPoPo. Her partner, photographer John Haney, was kind enough to bring some of his photography to hang on the walls and give the space a true living-room feel. The room was then graced with a lecture by the learned and charming Professor Doctor Krepp, who was a little confused and thought he was attending a "Love-In" rather than The "Live-In" but who nevertheless guided us all in a very safe and non-explicit manner a little closer to our own, personal "sexual bliss." After that, Iain Soder and Sher Clain played a teaser scene from When Did You Last See My Mother? which opens on November 18th. The the evening was rounded off with a final poetry reading by long-time DaPoPo associate Dr. Steven Cloutier, who entertained and provoked thought with his poetry about Marxism, capital punishment and dancing naked.
All in all, a casually grand affair that was the perfect kick-off to The Live-In! Thanks to everyone who came out, and who helped contribute to the thoroughly enjoyable evening!
No comments:
Post a Comment