Posts Tagged ‘circus’
Hip Shot: “Freak Show”
Freakshow
The Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar at Fort Fringe
Remaining Performances:
July 17th at 8:45 pm
July 23 at 6:30 pm
What they say: “Freakshow at a crossroads — the Dog Faced Woman sniffs freedom — the Ringmaster seeks redemption — and what lies in the mind of the Woman With No Arms and No Legs anyway? Step right up…if you dare.”
Caroline’s take: The description makes this show sound like some sort of spectacle that will disturb the audience; really, it’s nothing like that. Burrowing into the minds of the various players involved, the show illuminates what keeps them exploiting themselves (and each other) day after day. It’s a simple enough premise—what goes on in the minds of 1900s “circus freaks,” people who are born with or develop various strange qualities that turns them into spectacles? But to hear their own perceptions changes your assumptions immediately.
