4 $tages/Arabella

See it if you might like to see a political double-bill, a short play with movement that addresses ecology & a dance piece that targets capitalism.

Don't see it if you want to see a fully developed play or fresh choreography.

Also A play that has movement sequences & a dance that has a strong narrative thrust might have seemed a natural pairing. Both pieces also have political intentions. But the play, while intriguing in its mix of slice-of-life & fantasy elements, feels unfinished. And the dance piece attacks the capitalist system using dance imagery that has been around for nearly a century. (Dancers' repetitive movement mimes factory work, for example.) Having bosses smoke oversize cigars & wield whips feels stale. The dated industrial milieu evoked (complete with an appeal to worker solidarity) is not where today's global battles are being waged.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested in the generational differences on environmental issues-Arabella. you are interested in justice issues-4$tages. Both good

Don't see it if if you are not open to a short play-Arabella and a dance/movement/performance presentation on equality and economic justice-4 $tages.

See it if You like diversity and different relative works with movement

Don't see it if You want one full production

See it if you like supporting new work in a festival setting & interesting takes on environmental issues (Arabella) and capitalism/politics (4 $tages)

Don't see it if you want high production value; want more than two one-acts