Cirque Mechanics in Birdhouse Factory
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 14, 2008
Closed Dec 14, 2008
Opened Nov 14, 2008
Closed Dec 14, 2008
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Running Time:
1hr. 20min.
1hr. 20min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Roll right up and see before your very eyes how a woeful widget factory becomes a frolicsome funhouse! When unexpected inspiration flies into their world, assembly workers become ecstatic with aerial ambition, crane operators twist and transmute into strange and silly shapes, and gravity-defying mechanics ignite endless "oohs" and "aahhs."
Under the helm of Chris Lashua, creator, director and former Cirque du Soleil star hailed worldwide for his daring and inventive expertise with the German Wheel (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show), Cirque Mechanics transform the New Victory stage into a wondrous Birdhouse Factory, perfect for the holidays. More than just cogs in a wheel, the powerful performers in this off-the-wall production exact a seamless blend of physical prowess and colorful creativity. Industrial-strength circus fun for the whole family
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
New Victory Theater
209 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
Built in 1900, this space was a burlesque house and later a pornography theater. Ironically, it is now the premiere children's theater in New York. The theater hosts many talented companies that produce quality entertainment for the whole family.
209 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
Built in 1900, this space was a burlesque house and later a pornography theater. Ironically, it is now the premiere children's theater in New York. The theater hosts many talented companies that produce quality entertainment for the whole family.
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Had New Age circuses like Cirque du Soleil existed in the 1920s and 1930s and if Harold Clurman and The Group Theatre had gotten together to create one, the result might have been something like Cirque Mechanics' delightful Birdhouse Factory, running at the New Victory Theatre.
From the music that plays before the show starts, such as "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," and the dingy 1930s costumes that the performers wear as they walk onstage before entering the factory at which they work, it seems as though we've hit classic Elmer Rice territory. Once the gray-blue doors to the factory open, any sense of humdrum factory existence disappears as the workers' jobs and movements spring to [...]