Nick Duval-Smith
South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman ▷
5.0/5
I saw John Crick (John the Walrus) perform Ancestor Voices at the Nelson Fringe Festival (30-04-17), and he was superb.
[please note: I wrote this before having ever met John]
What a great and unique performer. I've never seen anything quite like him. He creates a beautiful combination of gesture, spoken word and song, very slow and sparse yet rich in image. Can't wait to get my family along to one of his shows!
"Ancestor Voices" was a big, gnarly, daunting show to create. Performing it was like crossing rough country in a mighty storm. And there WAS a great storm hitting, too, come show-time ~ rain hammering hell out of the old building's iron roof. Big, exciting atmosphere. I was saying to myself, "Flow, Johnny-Boy, don't fall!" Well, things did flow. Just a slip or two.
Pretty soon after, your review appeared, Nick. Came as a beautiful validation, right out of the blue. What a thrill to have it. Thank you so much. There was a lot going on for me, upon the boards that night, and I hope there will be some more adventures with this show.
John Crick