See this.

[kitchen_kink]

Last night I had the opportunity to see South African artist Pieter-Dirk Uys (pronounced 'Ace') perform his latest one-man show, Foreign Aids, at the ART's Zero Arrow Theatre. Part drag show (with transformations performed in full light), part comedy, part political manifesto and part educational lapel-shake, it delves into the AIDS problem in South Africa, comparing it to the defunct apartheid in its destructive abilities and race- and class-dividing power.

Tonight is the last night it plays in its extended run. If you have $35 bucks and the will to stand in the lobby and see if you can get standby seats, go, go, go see this play.

A wonderful profile of Uys was done in The New Yorker last May, but I can't find it online. Here, though, is a good review.

Comments

[yagagriswold.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks! That sounds great. I haven't been to the theater in ages.

[lightcastle.livejournal.com]

I've heard some of this. There was an extended interview with him about a year ago(?) and they played excerpts and he talked a lot. It was really, really good.

[bluepapercup]

Sounds really great. If I had the money, I'd so be there.