good morning mr gershwin

sunday night, my friends and i got dressed up and headed to a show. "good morning mr gershwin" is a dance show performed in yup, gershwin style. it drew heavily on the theme of the 1920-30's hollywood style.

the show was from the "compagnie montalvo hervieu", a french dance company and was in perth for the international arts festival. the night started with a hip-hop routine (which was incredible!) and proceeded to flow through different genres of dancing, from tap to jazz to ballet. there was also some signing and in true 1920-30's style, a bit of comic relief. the show relied heavily on a large screen on which they were airing a series of videos of the cast, often underwater and occasional (often) naked. it made sense at the time but doesn't really as i describe it now.

the show followed a "past to present" time-line and went from lighthearted "gargle singing" to a dramatic racism-exclusion choreography. apparently the choreographers are well known for their ability to showcase "real themes using a variety of styles and multi-media".

overall, the show was fantastic. good dancing, good laughs and the occasional full-frontal to tie it all together. you should check it out if it comes around.

xo