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Article: Finesse at play in `Games of Steel'
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
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- February 26, 2008
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Dance Review
Games of Steel
Presented by Attack Theatre
At: Cutler Majestic Theatre, Sunday
Attack Theatre's "Games of Steel" has all the makings of gripping
multimedia dance theater. The conceit is a kind of post-
apocalyptic, punked out "American Gladiator"-type game show with
three contestants and a conniving, manipulative host. The games
involve a 16-foot seesaw that tips and spins, ladders, a steel pole,
metal rings, and a slide. It's vividly lit and fueled by a dynamite
rock opera score by David Eggar. He sings and plays cello and
keyboard, joined by singer Dina Fanai, bassist Tom Pirozzi, and
percussionist Matt Zebroski.
But while it's clever, visually striking, and entertaining, the ...