Heavenly Bodies
THREE STARS | Heavenly Bodies is like a bruise you cannot help but touch: it aches in such a compelling way
Rating: ★★★
Company: Bad Weirdo Co., Winnipeg
Genre: Play — Dramedy
Venue: 5 — Son of Warehouse
Heavenly Bodies is like a bruise you cannot help but touch. It aches in such a compelling way.
Told in the language of poetry and myth, Gislina Patterson unravels the story of a 16-year-old girl who flirts with disaster and pays a terrible price in blood.
She explores the overwhelming desire of teenage sexuality, the seesaws of power between older men and younger girls, and violence against women as a contagion that trickles down through the the generations.
It's an old story told in a fresh way through the shifting perspectives of the girl, the man, her mother, and shadow puppets. (I don't think you're allowed to do a Fringe show without shadow puppets.)
Heavenly Bodies is beautiful but exhausting.- Michelle Palansky
Heavenly Bodies is beautiful but exhausting. The overworked images of trees, and constellations, and bodies of water overwhelm. The sharp punk wit that introduces the show is sorely missed. Like overindulging in sweets, Heavenly Bodies cloys a bit in the end.
Comments
To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.
By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time.
Become a CBC Member
Join the conversation Create account
Already have an account?