FOR BODY AND LIGHT PRESENTS…

Wired on Words Prods.—Rachel Brown Th. (Crocus)

This is a man playing a mellow electric guitar while reciting poetry about the tides and the sea. Three female dancers give physical form to the words and music, set in a performance hall, dark except for one ceiling lamp, which is moved and swung about on its cable by the dancers. The Montreal-based company were inspired by the coast of the Bay of Fundy to develop the elements of the show.

Ian Ferrier provides the poetry and music. Although his words are sometimes hard to follow in a linear fashion, they add immensely to the impressionistic evocativeness of this production.

St@eacute;phanie Morin-Robert, choreographer and one of the three dancers, is also the lighting designer. This makes sense, since all lighting effects, shadows, and silhouettes are provided by the dancers themselves.

This is a mood piece that deftly explores the fragility of humankind against the awesome power of nature.

Konrad Antony