Kill Your Boyfriends is Getting Great Reviews From Every Corner . But get your tickets now as Naked July Fest at National Pastime closes in three weeks!
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CHICAGO THEATER BEAT
Kill Your Boyfriends is "ABSORBING".
"Derek Van Barham's well-choreographed concoction" features "a series of close to caustic encounters between three sets of lovers as they work out their fears and hopes, each kind, sadly, capable of inflicting its own special harm."
"James Nedrud and Erik Strebig transform their passions into contortions symbolizing repeated sex and the exhaustion that follows...their supple bodies speak for themselves advertising their youth as much as anything in the action. As they use each other's bodies like props for their lust, they suggest the literal trust that comes from balancing on your boyfriend."
CHICAGO READER
Kill Your Boyfriends is "UNEXPECTEDLY EXQUISITE".
This is a "raw, occasionally breathtaking work" that "unfolds over a set of six highly articulate bodies". It is a "tightly choreographed" piece that's clearly about the fluidity of anima/animus within and among men.
WINDY CITY TIMES
Kill Your Boyfriends is "HEART-WRENCHING".
"The dances seem to take on larger and universal issues ranging from the unconscious state of dreams to the longing and neediness of being in a relationship."
Sarah Goldberg and Erik Strebig do "amazingly limber and heart-wrenching dance work."
This show offers "moments of reflectivity, introspection and interpretive awareness into the difficulty of relationships and the mystery of love--and, yes, all the lovely displayed flesh is a bonus, too."
CENTERSTAGE CHICAGO
Kill Your Boyfriends is "SUPERB".
This is a "provocative piece, beautifully created, directed, and choreographed." The entire company is "expressive and agile".
Erik Strebig is a stand-out demonstrating the greatest versatility and athletic prowess. He and James Nedrud take the choreography to "new levels" and often seem to "defy gravity."
"This scintillating production is bound to contribute greatly to the summer's heat."
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