Flight 18 – The Cosmic Joyrideis just that. It’s a performance-art space trip through the universe performed by an attractive, lively cast of flight attendants (dancers, singers, actors) in the manner of a structured “Happening” from the ‘60’s. In the very large space at 3 Legged Dog Art and Technology Center at 80 Greenwich Street downtown, we are given boarding passes and enter the ship, which has huge screens on three sides and a cosmic disc jockey on the fourth. The Pilot (Matt Tennie – who designed and runs the terrific videos and soundscape) takes us off, and in the course of the 85-minute show there are hula hoops, bubble guns, flashing planets going by, we dance, we cavort, we have a helluva time as we zoom through the universe.
This is the wild and free imaginative brainchild of Eric Wallach, who, in his performing persona of Wally Bruce, is the Captain of this joyful flight. We are served water and fruit, we draw, we compose, we interact as sections of the trip unfold. Don’t go unless you want to have an exciting, free-form journey that will have you smiling and having fun for an hour and a half.
Previews:
October 25, 2012
Ended:
December 2, 2012
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
3LD Art & Tech Center
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
3LD Art & Tech Center
Theater Address:
80 Greenwich Street
Website:
flight18.net
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Performance
Director:
Eric Wallach
Review:
Cast:
Anna Stefanic, Josephine Huang, Keila Fontanez, Kristen Hung, Olivia Harding, Randi Pannell, Roy James Brown, Marilia Angeline, Jamie Roach, Rachel Kann.
Technical:
Sound/Video: Matt Tennie; Set: Benjamin Jones. Light: Peter Smith.
Critic:
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed:
October 2012
