Article: Performance artist Grigsby mesmerizes

Terminal Madness Performance artist James Grigsby presented by Live Bait Theatre, 3912 N. Clark, 871-1212, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Through Oct. 15.

Like most performance artists, James Grigsby's subject matter sounds numbingly abstract on paper. "Terminal Madness," his new solo show, which opened last weekend at the new Live Bait Theatre, is about relationships, we are told. It also is about a quest for answers in a complex world. Not exactly new and exciting concepts.

But one of Grigsby's greatest talents is the way he approaches abstract issues through concrete images and situations. With his actor's voice, dancer's body and great word skills, Grigsby takes a witty, ...

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