There’s still time to nominate local icons for Best of D.C.
I’ve been planning on writing up an actual reviewlet, but the day has gotten away from me.
So, short version, because they’ve got a perf tonight at 8 (at the Source): It’s worth checking out, especially if you’re into the whole ancient-tales-retold thing.
Some strong movement, some interesting work with shadows and (human-generated) sound, a youngish cast of new faces, and so on.
Adaptation’s OK, too: Nice, incantatory feel to the storytelling. Some of the tellers could maybe use a little more experience with the classics — heightened speech ain’t as easy as it looks, and there’s some furry diction here, the odd bit of tentative delivery there — but on the whole it’s a worthy effort, and smart.
And they’ve got one last performance on Saturday, too.