The Post-Flipside Review

Any play that feeds me buffet-style filpino food is a winner in my book!

Earlier tonight I caught "Flipside 2007: an evening at tita cora's", a collection of short plays interwoven together under the guise of a family party at Tita Cora's place. It was awesome. It was basically immersive theatre, where they did not define the difference between the performance space and the audience viewing space. We, the audience, wandered Tita Cora's "house" hanging out in the living room/dining room and the action taking place all around us. We even were asked to help ourselves to the buffet of filipino dishes in the "dining room": lumpia, adobo, and pancit!

Even though the concept was cool, it simply wasn't gimmicky theatre. The performances were precise, and direction and writing was enlightening, moving, and entertaining. I look forward to participating more with this theatre company. The work they're producing is just getting better and better! It is not only about giving a forum for "other voices" like our filipino-canadian artists; the work itself is simply outstanding as pure theatre.

Surrounding myself with artists is actually making me believe that I can be a part of this community once again.