'35 Different Angles From Which to Hate Yourself': A funny tour de torment

August 4, 2017 at 7:43PM
35 Different Angles From Which To Hate Yourself
By Rogue & Rabble Dance
Created by Jesse Schmitz-Boyd
Fringe Festival 2017
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"35 Different Angles From Which To Hate Yourself" (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Choreographer Jesse Schmitz-Boyd of Rogue & Rabble Dance takes us on a tour of his tormented psyche and it's pretty darn funny. We're all familiar with the angles — who among us hasn't recoiled at our own annoying tendencies? Schmitz-Boyd and his dancers are best in the short, sharp humorous moments and occasional absurd interludes. The longer movement sections function as calming transitions but they sometimes wander. A duet for Mirabai Miller and Lauren Vanchina is a bitingly funny depiction of how we hide our true thoughts from the world. (2:30 p.m. Sat., 8:30 p.m. Tue., 10 p.m. Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Aug. 13, Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls.)

CAROLINE PALMER

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