2008 Woodie Awards
Mime Duo's Pizazz Amazes Young Audience
Eccentric pair of performers challenge what is real and what is an illusion
Brisa Diaz (special to the Clarion)
Issue date: 1/19/05 Section: A&E
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With a noticeably small cast, two performers to be exact, and a very simple set, you might think that you would be in for the most boring hour of your life. You couldn't be more wrong.
Regan Patno and Julia Snyder, the stars of The Tweaksters, have been working together for over a decade now to produce this jaw-dropping show.
They performed Jan. 15 at the Citrus College Haugh Performing Arts Center in the Saturday for Kids series.
Originating in Santa Monica, this duo had so much energy and skill that you would have been left dumbstruck by their many abilities.
Their moves were always in sync with the music and each other that the audience was just transfixed on what was going on in front of them.
Adding pizazz to the set was a background that changed color with each emotion the music portrayed.
For example, when the music exemplified anger, the set would turn solid red.
This special effect added to the program as a whole.
The show was composed of several segments.
Each consisted of anything from an amazing blend of balletic feats, someone playing the xylophone while juggling, or even eccentric choreography with flowerpots, ribbon, or glow-in-the-dark jump ropes.
Their erratic choice of equipment and zany performances put them in categories with others such as the Blue Man Group (without the blue), or even a scaled down version of Cirque du Soleil.
Patno and Snyder sported futuristic and ultramodern costumes that seemed to infer the theme of the program. Much like the future, The Tweaksters are just as unpredictable.
In one of the scenes, The Tweaksters manipulated an ordinary jump rope to create visually stunning shapes such as double helixes and complex spirals.
I especially loved the fact that they incorporated the audience in some of their segments. The children in attendance screamed and laughed when they realized that they were part of the show. Their involvement made it an even greater experience for them.
Overall The Tweaksters put out wonderful show composed of a bright array of events that may appear quite strange to average folk, challenging your idea of what is real or even possible.
Regan Patno and Julia Snyder, the stars of The Tweaksters, have been working together for over a decade now to produce this jaw-dropping show.
They performed Jan. 15 at the Citrus College Haugh Performing Arts Center in the Saturday for Kids series.
Originating in Santa Monica, this duo had so much energy and skill that you would have been left dumbstruck by their many abilities.
Their moves were always in sync with the music and each other that the audience was just transfixed on what was going on in front of them.
Adding pizazz to the set was a background that changed color with each emotion the music portrayed.
For example, when the music exemplified anger, the set would turn solid red.
This special effect added to the program as a whole.
The show was composed of several segments.
Each consisted of anything from an amazing blend of balletic feats, someone playing the xylophone while juggling, or even eccentric choreography with flowerpots, ribbon, or glow-in-the-dark jump ropes.
Their erratic choice of equipment and zany performances put them in categories with others such as the Blue Man Group (without the blue), or even a scaled down version of Cirque du Soleil.
Patno and Snyder sported futuristic and ultramodern costumes that seemed to infer the theme of the program. Much like the future, The Tweaksters are just as unpredictable.
In one of the scenes, The Tweaksters manipulated an ordinary jump rope to create visually stunning shapes such as double helixes and complex spirals.
I especially loved the fact that they incorporated the audience in some of their segments. The children in attendance screamed and laughed when they realized that they were part of the show. Their involvement made it an even greater experience for them.
Overall The Tweaksters put out wonderful show composed of a bright array of events that may appear quite strange to average folk, challenging your idea of what is real or even possible.