Juliette in Tehran
It was intense: she was there on the stage, staring into my eyes, clearly nervous with her sweaty face, and I was just stunned by her beauty. And no, we were not on a date! It was her debut as a dancer in in-i at National Theater.
A woman has a crush on a bald guy she met in the Cinema while watching Casanova! So she decides to go after him. The rest of the story is everyday life of a couple and how they're struggling to coup with their problem caused by simply being a Man/Woman, Muslim/?, Brown/White...
The play was good but not great, just good enough. Simple story line, simple set, above average dancing & acting helps you to connect better to the whole thing. Although There were moments of quality dancing, good acting, funny jokes, and technological marvels (you can tell who the geek was that night!) but it just didn't add up to give me a feeling of “wow I've just seen something special”.
Now my understanding level of dancing is close to that of a hippo, but I can tell that Akram khan is a good dancer. I specially liked the scenes that... hang on! I'm not gonna give it all away. Go & see it! It's highly recommended if you happen to have a crush on Juliette Binoche as a teenager and want to see her in flesh. It's always a good experience to see something at NT!
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