Friday, July 31, 2009

Fringe 2009 - OOTS - casebolt and smith - Speaking Out

"They're in the front."

Casebolt & Smith

Casebolt & Smith - Speaking Out

Table dancing, ball and boob grabbing, potty mouthed dynamic duo casebolt and smith deliver complicated, unexpected, quirky and humorous dance theater. "The Nichols and May of Dance." (LA Times)

These two are extremely funny. Another one I'm going to have to try and get on my schedule somehow. They danced silently for a few moments, and then stepped back to start deconstructing how the routine could be improved. Starting with the boob grab. Placement, angle of attack, etc. Each succeeding move, also with sexual overtones was picked apart clinically, with conversation continuing through a suspended crotch grab, one person squatting above another's face, and so on. Neither of them phased at all. One, two, three, it's just blocking notes. The more awkward and ridiculous the positioning, the funnier their calm detachment became. Another smart, graceful, goofy set of dancers. Judging from the video clips below, there's more where that came from. Sample them, and then get out and see them. The beauty of dance, and the welcome release of comedy, all in one show. Can't ask for better than that.

(In the "It's A Small World After All" category, Liz Casebolt dropped me a note and it turns out that her husband is Troy Conrad, who brought us The Comedy Jesus Show a couple of Fringes back. That's a whole lot of oddball comedy in one marriage.)

Their website - www.caseboltandsmith.com

Their show page

Their video trailer



And just 'cause they're funny, how about some more...

After Words (the full routine from which the preview came - hee hee)



In Other Words



Having Words

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