My kind of Friday night entertainment
When it comes to Friday evening,
most people I know tend to head out to the pub for a drink or two with friends.
I think it’s important to socialize, but it’s not an alcohol-based atmosphere
that I personally desire. I’d much rather go out for a casual dinner or movie.
So, I think that the topic of this particular blog post will be of no surprise
to any of you. Out of all the shows available last week, Constellations was the
one that stood out to me the most. The combination of quantum physics and
romance in a play sounded intriguing. I was keen to find out if this was the reason
behind the countless amount of stellar reviews critics had offered.
Plus it was raining horridly outside
so an indoor form of entertainment was a definite must.
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| The sweet shop |
Parallel universes
The acting and backdrop were both
nothing short of phenomenal. However, what fascinated me the most was the theme
the plot brought up. From start till finish, the story tended to be made up of
a series of repeated scenes, although there was a slight difference in emotion,
attitude and atmosphere in each one. If I recall correctly, this setting was
based on the concept of parallel universes. It’s essentially the idea of having
another one of you in an alternative realm, only he/she experiences the
situation you have in an alternative way (positive or negative). It kinda got the
anthropologist in me thinking about whether this phenomenon is applicable to
people living in contrasting cultures.
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| Snacks galore |
For a boy-meets-girl based performance,
the use of the parallel universes concept meant a mixture of sweet and sour,
hot and cold scenes. The amount of emotions radiating from the two actors was utterly
indescribable. It was truly amazing how only two performers managed to
captivate an audience of over 350 for longer than an hour, especially since
there was very little music. I also recall them mentioning something about
time, which got me thinking about the essay I wrote back in my first year at
university concerning the culturally different understandings and experiences
of time.
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| Arriving at the studio |
An enjoyable evening treat suitable
for those that enjoy a bit of humor, dancing, and thinking after work.
Oh and I also had a nice chat to the
viewer next to me – Friday night socializing complete.
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