Iris Lord
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Earlier Review
LA Weekly Performance
Pick of the Week review for the L.A. premiere of "Diary of a Narcissist " at
the Actor' Gang Theater Oct. 26 & 27, 1999
| "Diary of a
Narcissist, Iris Lord's psychedelic spoken word opera, follows the
story of a narcissist engaged in a turbulent battle with her own
superego over her soul. Described as a muse to the New York City
underground art community, Iris Lord is just the performer to reinvent
archaic ritual, balancing classical tragic descent against modern
ironies. Diary of a Narcissist is a synthesis of poetry, song, dance
and theater.
To the mix, Lord adds her
self-cultivated, visceral brand of piano playing, conjuring melodies
that caper on the fragile divide between 12-note tonality and
discordance. Diary of a Narcissist pulsates with a dark eroticism that
coils like a serpent around social and political themes, reaching
toward elusive truths and wisdom. Stylistically drawing from
influences such as Brecht, Artaud, Brook, Living Theater, Grotowski,
rooted in a musical field of jazz and blues. . . at once a reflection
of ourselves and a definitive portrait of a woman's struggle to unveil
her identity.
Told through a soulful amalgamation of
movement and music with piercing prose, Iris Lord's narrative folds in
on itself, wrapped in layers of blues-based rhythms and ethereal dream
tones to engage the audience directly in a kind of spiritual
catharsis. Iris' protagonist transforms herself from the narcissist to
the integrated wise woman. Diary of a Narcissist should leave its
audience spellbound."~
Luis Reyes LA WEEKLY
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Described as "the wave of the future", Iris and
company have created a unique new form of performance... "cubist
expressionism".
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