Refuse the Hour

Transcendent!

Like being at an event where Duchamp changes art forever. And then the Dada movement was born (Refuse the Hour is very much a Dada piece)

Being at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when Bob went electric.

Sitting through an eternity of a 10th inning in game 7 when the Cubs held on to win the World Series for the first time in 108 years (okay, not quite like that).

Thanks to a THB follower, BN, we scarfed up tickets to today's matinee, one of only three local shows of Refuse the Hour. If you anywhere nearby (say within 1500 miles), this show is worth the effort. 

Coincidence of a name? the dancer Dada Masilo with William Kentridge

80 scintillating minutes of a performance designed by the artist William Kentridge. 

There are 10 performers, magical staging, the philosophy of time, a terrific Trimpin-like percussion instrument hanging from the stage rafters, exotic dancing and singing, bizarre instrumentation, and one hell of an amazing piece of performance art.