Cruel Tales of Youth
From: Friday, 22nd May 2009
To: Saturday, 23 May 2009
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Synopsis
It’s queer being a teenager; not yet an adult but no longer a child. The lives of teenagers in three European cities take centre stage as pioneering Italian theatre company Motus make their first visit to the UK.
Our Review:
24 May 2009
Some years ago, playwright Mark Ravenhill proposed a temporary moratorium on art and culture. His reason? It was the only way he could possibly catch up on all the music, books, films and plays he wanted to hear, read and see.
This year’s Queer up North has offered up a surplus of riches - so much that one or two productions have fallen through the cracks. Any other day of the week, and a show as staggeringly original as Cruel Tales of Youth would have punters queuing for returns; competing against Wound Man and Shirley in the same venue, Italian company Motus managed to attract less than thirty people. Ravenhill, you may have a point.
Founded in 1991 by Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolo, Motus mix art forms, languages and live performance, to create a unique brand of high-tech multimedia theatre. A crucial part of Cruel Tales is its use of epic, black and white computer animation. Pixels grow on screen, and sp...
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