This is Why We Live NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%

(10 Reviews)

Positive

90%

Mixed

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Members say

Clever, Thought-provoking, Quirky, Delightful, Entertaining

About the Show

Combining physical theater, live music and clown; two actors and a cellist bring to life the ironic and astonishing poetry of Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska.

From the show:

Performed in three languages with original musical score throughout, the play awakens us to the poetic state of wonder and a fragmented humanity with incredible insight, humor and precision. From a tango to a devotion to onions; to conversation with stones and the stars above, This Is Why We Live is a celebration of the complexity of human existence and the poet herself, one of the greatest voices of the 20th century.

Member Reviews (10)

Creative, Slow, Pensive, Artistic, Quirky

See it if Talented performances by the cellist and clown-dancers. Creative interpretations of the poems. Humorous and a bit morbid.

Don't see it if I guess I wasn’t a big fan of the poetry. After a while, I found it boring. Especially when it got existentialist & self-deprecating.

Poetic, Lovely musical accompaniment, Multi-lingual, Physical, Absorbing

See it if you might like a pleasant evening of choreographed responses to several quirky, concrete yet philosophical poems of a Nobel prize winner.

Don't see it if you are looking for a play. Read more