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4 Oct 2004
Why "Waltzing to War"? "Because," as Cosmic Spelunker Theater
cofounder, Ian Thal explains, "Armed conflict is more entertaining
in three-four time. Most wars are fought in two-four; boom-boom."
"Waltzing to War" is a series of vignettes, drawing upon commedia
dell"arte traditions, current events, and autobiography, growing
out of the political discussions that had long occurred during the
stretching and working out that began every rehearsal. Like
previous shows created through a collaborative process that free
associates from a general theme adding poems, choreography,
stories, and structured improvisations. "We tried to reimagine the
old commedia characters in the midst of modern warfare," explains
Thal. James Van Looy found himself resonating with Pierot, the
melancholy and formal everyman, while Thal discovered himself split
between two characters: The ever changing Harlequin and the
arrogant, jargon spewing Il Dottore. Which let to the birth of "Il
Dottore di Difesa" a hyperactive skeletal, carrion bird like
figure, who combines the fast talking of Groucho Marx, the thievery
of Harpo, and the strategic and technological prowess of Donald
Rumsfeld. Episodes include "Operation Hit them Back First Before
They Hit US!" in which Il Dottore di Difesa lays out his war plans,
and "Wartime Mash-Up" in which Thal mimes a DJ mixing two very
different views of war. The show ends with the Spelunkers as snails
singing "I"ll be there when peace breaks out and war is done..."
"In the end, though, we reconnected everything to our own personal
experiences and we each tell our story," Thal continues,
referencing Van Looy"s experience as a Vietnam era veteran and
Thal"s experience as a child of antiwar protesters during the same
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