“TINGLING THEATRICAL NOVELTY!…”
"…
Makes extravagant use of video technology and a churning electronic music score to unfold Shakespeare’s tale of wrongs righted and justice served"
– The New York Times
What is this amazing new work? Why, the rocking new version of King Lear! Oooooohh!
I kind of wonder if the same hoopla was made when they decided not to use a limelight, to have an "Incandescently lit!" version. I guess what bothers me is the use of the idea of "theatrical novelty". No, it’s just tech, and the fact that video projectors and edited video (as well as live video onstage) is available now is no more a "novelty" than the use of Par-Cans over Leikos was (though, admittedly, ETC’s development of the Source-4 was the holy grail of lighting design).
There’s some sour grapes there, as well– aside from missing doing that kind of thing, I also regret not getting to go see this performance. And personal issues have made me want to do my own little Lear, raging against the tempest.
But you, like me, can take a look at what the hoopla’s about on this video clip.
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