If you identify with the dark, macabre side of avant-garde French cinema, then you will probably enjoy Little Lady at the Blue Venue. In this â┚¬Å”comic and grotesque fable,â┚¬Â former Cirque Du Soleil performer Sandrine LaFond employs pantomime, dance, props and electronic media to tell a tale of personal growth and loss. Forgoing dialogue, LaFond relies on vocal intonation, her remarkable physical training and a delightfully expressive face to communicate her character's yearning forâ┚¬Â¦something (youth? beauty? freedom? happiness?), while at the same time detailing the often agonizing costs of her journey.
â┚¬Å”Little Ladyâ┚¬Â is a combination of Marcel Marceau and â┚¬Å”Grey Gardens,â┚¬Â with a healthy nod to the absurd. Humorous, tragic, visceral and occasionally surreal, this one-woman show is oddly disturbing yet spellbinding. If nothing else, â┚¬Å”Little Ladyâ┚¬Â will have you and your friends talking about its meaning and the undeniable talent of its presenter.
