Fringe is hustle and bustle and movement and noise and crowds and performance and cabaret and comedy and in a small room down a hallway at Trades Hall, there is poetry.
Writer/performer
Andi Snelling has created a temple of poems, where a solo audience member sits
on cushions in front of her in silence as she taps away on her typewriter
creating something just for you.
One-on-one
work is intimate, of course. The silence away from the cacophony of the Fringe
Bar and the Fringe Club is a respite. And I practically ran from my previous
show to this one, with another one ten minutes later – so for me it was a rest
stop and recuperation.
In those ten
minutes, everything floats away. Andi studied me. Smiled and contemplated. What
inspiration was she getting from tired and sweaty me, slumped down on those
cushions in front of her?
Andi’s work
is always an experience – a combination of all her skills. This one is something
completely different from what she has done before. But after a time where we’ve
learned to live without crowds, crafting a solo experience that’s about
creativity is a small gift. A show, silence and then a personal poem exists
just for you. And I held it close to me before I disappeared back into the cacophony.
This show is
an exquisite little gem. A ten-minute oasis. Go, relax and get something
written for you.
type-a-poet is on multiple times at night at
Melbourne Fringe until October 22nd.
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