Thursday, 15 March 2012

Theater festival expands borders of the world's art

FROM SPAIN The Comediants in `Ale' April 26-May 8 Park West, 322 W.Armitage

Take the giant masked creations and anarchic spirit of America'sBread and Puppet Theatre, blend it with the grotesque delights of aFellini freak parade, a Rio carnival and a Las Vegas chorus line, andyou have some idea of what the Comediants are up to in "Ale" (or"Breath").

Also keep in mind that this ensemble of 25 actor-musicians,designers and technicians, many of whom have lived and workedtogether since 1971, is based in Catalan, the region of northeasternSpain that gave us the fecund visual geniuses Joan Miro and …

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