04.26.07

Edward Scissorhands: A musical play without words

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:04 pm by Ice Princess

Anyone who has ever been the “weird kid” or felt out of place in a community probably has some affinity for the works of Tim Burton, and most especially for his 1990 film Edward Scissorhands, a sweet, melancholy fable about a gentle but undeniably freakish creature who attempts to live in a “normal” suburban world. I’ll readily allow to being one of those people; Edward Scissorhands resonated powerfully with it when I first saw it as a young adult, with the scars of adolescent wounds still visible on my psyche and the struggle of figuring out how to fit my goth-geek yearnings into the “grownup” world in full force. Time and maturity have made me more critical of it, but no less fond. And so when Matthew Bourne’s adaptation of it to stage and dance came along–and most particularly with the recommendation of Rachel E. Pollock, a theatrical artisan whose opinions, both professional and personal, I regard highly–I knew that I (and my equally goth-geeky husband) needed to see it. We did so last night, as a celebration of our second wedding anniversary. It was an ideal way for us to celebrate.

(What follows can be spoilery if you’re unfamiliar with the film.)
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04.16.07

Not dead yet

Posted in Uncategorized at 12:23 am by Ice Princess

I really and truly had no intent of letting this lie fallow for seven months.  Life got complicated enough that I could use it as a good excuse to not write, but really, it was more about having set up this obligation to myself to write, and suddenly finding the writing not so fun.  That’s a completely ridiculous response from someone who has breakfasted on the written word since childhood, and it’s not as though I’m new to writing online, nor to the concept of blogging; I just didn’t blog here on my site until serendipities of technology made it doable.

Since I really hate ridiculous responses in myself, it’s time to get back on track.  This is as much a reminder to myself to get this going again as it is an apology.  So, worthwhile content within the week.  Really.