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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE February 3, 2006
Tri-C Performing Arts presents
dayton
Cuyahoga Community College
contemporary dance company
Friday, Feb. 10 & Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8:00 p.m. Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus Theatre
The internationally acclaimed Dayton Contemporary Dance Company brings to life
moments in history through unique depictions of classics
from Black heritage. Through
celebrated works
by renowned
dancemakers, the troupe's
energetic signature style shines
with grace,
athleticism, dramatic
power and versatility.
"...a showcase for
creativity and virtuoso dancing"
tickets $20
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Major Funders. Arts Midwest, Heartland Arts Fund, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland.com, Free Times. The Kulas Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, Perinsylvania Performing Arts on Tour. The Plain Dealer, SBC, WOLV
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original film in one of the hottest cinematic seasons in years.
The film shows how we all want the same things, family, love, home. And yet what's normal remains undefinable, stays out of reach.
Tucker also tackles the human spectrum of damaged kids through the character of Toby, a guarded, hidden tough guy who more than anything needs love and understanding.
It is this pairing that is so effective, and for. all its quirks and oddities, they are a truer reflection of all of us than we would like to admit. Toby is a wild child, secure in the beauty and sexuality of his body and insecure about his human worth. He and Bree are both lonely, living in a world that has abused and stigmatized them for no fault of their own. Both have closed themselves off from that world so as not to get hurt again. And yet, they must confront their inner demons before they can become who they are destined to be.
In the press notes to the film Tucker says that, "The film draws its life and soul from the people whose story it tells. I chose to make it a road movie because I wanted to show these two extraordinary characters against a backdrop of ordinary America and Americans. Bree and Toby unwittingly pioneer new territory in their own lives as they, travel from the Northeast to the Southwest, and the sweep and scope of the landscape they pass through mirror their interior journeys."
The film has gotten some flak from some who wanted the central part to be played by a real life transsexual. That would have been nice, but we would have missed one of the most intelligent and human acting jobs by an actress in a long, long time.
Besides, if we want to reach that place where openly gay actors are cast in straight parts, then we have to be willing for a genetic woman to play a trans person.
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Tucker explains, "I wanted to cast a woman because I wanted to honor where the character was going and not mire her in what she left behind. I was looking for a transformative actress who could disappear into the role. I had admired Felicity's work for some time and knew she had great range. I was convinced she had the chops, heart and humor to play the role."
He couldn't have been more correct. Her work is even more transformative, as if that is possible, than Hilary Swank's turn in Boys Don't Cry and Charlize Theron's stunning work in Monster-both Oscar winning performances.
'I met with two wonderful women, Andrea James and Calpernia Addams; they were my guardian angels throughout the shooting.'
Huffman says that she "had to figure out the physicality of the role."
"I met with two wonderful women, Andrea James and Calpernia Addams [on whose life the award-winning Showtime movie A Soldier's Girl was based]. They not only talked to me about the inner life of gender dysphoria but about the physical challenges. They were my guardian angels throughout the shooting," she said.
Her performance is pure gold. Even though Reese Witherspoon's portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line was unbelievableand Huffman's only real competition this year--Huffman's work here is so astounding that it is leaps and bounds above anything else this year.
From her perfect-pitch modulations to her body language this is as fearless as acting gets. Even though Huffman has garnered a lot of critical acclaim for the glamorous Desperate Housewives, she has finally arrived as an actor of relevance, or immeasurable talent and humanity.
Zegers shines as well in a tough role that must balance the hard edges of hurt and pain with the softer undulations of neediness and loneliness. He manages like a pro and the chemistry between the two is funny and poignant all at once.
Tucker ends his film with some openendedness. There is hope but not all is resolved proving that Bree and Toby (and by reflection all of us) are works in progress. If only the detractors of this film (and other GLBT-related works this season) would have the humility to understand that about themselves that they too are works in progressthe world would be infinitely better. After all, for all its accomplishments and outward bravado, America too is a work in progress. She is the ultimate TransAmerica.
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