Canstage - Political Mother

What the heck is a modern dance piece doing in this playbill. Perhaps an attempt to weed out subscribers? Some patrons left partway into the work and others escaped promptly when it concluded, even before the curtain call.

The choreography was very creative and ambitious - the skill and fluidity of the dancers was awesome. The story emerged of activism, capture and evading, political prisoners, torture, rape, love and death.

Unfortunately it started to become a little repetitive at parts and I found my attention waning. With the dark light and monotnous tone of the music, I almost nodded off a few times. And this was a matinee performance! At only an hour and 20 minutes, I found myself checking my watch frequentlly after about 40 min.

Did I say I am not a fan of dance - perhaps I am biased. My sister, who is more open to dance, enjoyed the show.