EXPRESS YOURSELF by Sean O’Neill, Liz Peterson, Ame Henderson. Hub 14 (14 Markham). August 11 at 7 pm, August 12 at 9 pm, August 13 and 14 at 5 pm. See listing Rating: NNNN
This casual, fun yet cerebral experiment in media and performance begins with Liz Peterson standing behind a large screen with her face projected onto the front via a live video feed. Peterson tells quirky stories about her family to the camera, her affable-and-awkward conversational style instantly likeable.
Eventually emerging from behind the screen, Peterson weaves together autobiography, dance, comedy and singing (her singalong to The Phantom Of The Opera is hilarious) into a deeply moving personal collage. One of the most effective moments finds her dancing a digital duet, attempting to mimic the increasingly accelerating moves of a pre-recorded projected doppelgänger (Ame Henderson).
