tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367275713083188853.post6454863032291372464..comments2024-01-11T10:05:56.604-05:00Comments on All Fall Down: The Craft & Art of Physical Comedy: Tricicle — Live From Barcelona! #3jthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13274982652518537648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367275713083188853.post-37403591428232025302010-03-11T05:20:44.304-05:002010-03-11T05:20:44.304-05:00Yes, who knows why? There must be a thousand and o...Yes, who knows why? There must be a thousand and one reasons to fail in NY! I think I just got hooked on that idea of non-international physical theatre, when I read the reviews.<br />I agree with you, they do actually seem all too familiar and cosy. It's remarkable they've maintained their huge popularity for so many decades in Spain.Jon Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194893891729058825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367275713083188853.post-31980757596628266872010-03-09T03:19:38.592-05:002010-03-09T03:19:38.592-05:00A lot of my European friends talked about them, bu...A lot of my European friends talked about them, but then they're mostly clowns so I guess that doesn't prove anything. As far as them using an inaccessible gestural language, that's an interesting point that may have merit, but I didn't get that sense at all. I thought if anything that they were all too familiar. There can be a lot of reasons for a North American tour to not work out, mostly having to do with marketing muscle and know-how. All kinds of far more exotic shows, comedy included, make it in New York.jthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274982652518537648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367275713083188853.post-89343374010646353792010-03-08T14:22:46.122-05:002010-03-08T14:22:46.122-05:00I think Tricicle's popularity is pretty much l...I think Tricicle's popularity is pretty much limited to Spain, rather than Europe as you mention. Some years ago, I remember that they cut short a visit to New York; the tour hadn't gone well, as apparently audiences there couldn't understand their gestural language. I think that's very interesting, since we are accustomed to repeat the mantra that non-verbal language is universal. Tricicle do use a lot of very Spanish-specific gesture, and I guess that might have been the reaosn for their North American flop.Jon Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194893891729058825noreply@blogger.com