OCTOBER 25, 1996 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

EVENINGS OUT

The Five Lesbian Brothers

land on the moon

by Bob Boone

Columbus-An all-female crew blasts off on a top secret lunar mission with the hilarious Five Lesbian Brothers on board in Brides of the Moon. The latest comedic romp

the Arts. The Five Lesbian Brothers open their show on Thursday, October 31 and continue through Sunday, November.

The troupe, consisting of Maureen Angelos, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey, and Lisa Kron, has been tagged SUE SCHAFFNER by New York magazine as "genuinely funny.. ...no one over 65 should be admitted unless accompanied by a youth."

Clockwise from top, Babs Davy, Maureen Angelos, Peg Healey, Dominique Dibbell, and Lisa Kron.

of this New York acting troupe features an over-sexed cosmonaut, an adventurous elementary school teacher, their foxy commander, and an omnipotent corporate sponsor who communicates via her Amana Radarange.

Brides of the Moon is the fourth in a series of six off-Broadway productions that comprise Theatrical Impulse: New Theater Directions, appearing at the Wexner Center for

Some of their past hits include three. full-length plays: Voyage to Lesbos, Brave Smiles: Another Lesbian Tragedy, and The Secretaries, which won an Obie award in 1995. The Five Lesbian Brothers have also earned a 1993 New York Dance and performance Award and were chosen as Best Performance Group of 1991 by the New York press.

Since forming in 1989, the troupe has used humor and an occasional musical number to focus on the issues of homophobia and sexism. In addition to performing Brides of the Moon, The Five Lesbian Brothers are also working on a film project for HBO,

a new play, and a book for Simon and Schuster.

The Wexner Center for the Arts is located at North High and 15th Sts. in Columbus. Admission to Brides of the Moon is $14, or $10.50 for Wexner Center members. A schedule of performances and tickets are available at the Wexner Center box office, 614292-3535, or through Ticketmaster, 614431-3600.

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Lee Kang-Sheng in Vive l'Amour.

by Bob Boone

Cleveland-An unoccupied apartment in Taipei breeds a bizarre love triangle in Tsai Ming-liang's second feature film, Vive l'Amour. At the pinnacle of the triangle is a young male street vendor detached from any longings for love. He is the object of desire for both a real estate agent in her mid-40s and anxious to be loved, and a young gay man frightened and yet desperate in his awakening passion for other men. The threesome's surreptitious inhabiting of a large vacant apartment results in a tangle of jealousy and awkward positions.

Director Tsai Ming-liang used scant dialogue and action to sustain an atmosphere of boredom and frustration, a mood which may

extend to audience members expecting witty and insightful exchanges or substantive plot shifts.

This is not a Taiwanese film in the same vein as The Wedding Banquet. The minimalist style did, however, help to earn Vive l'Amour a share (with Before the Rain) of the grand prize at the 1994 Venice Film Festival. Rebels of the Neon God, the director's first film (1993), was also the recipient of a number of international prizes, and similarly dealt with individuals' alienation in large urban areas.

Vive l'Amour plays Saturday, November 9 at 7 pm and Sunday, November 10 at 8:45 pm at the Cleveland Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd., University Circle. Call 216421-7450 for additional information.

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