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Carmen the Mopera - English Reviews
Full Review by John-Paul DeRosa
“Delicately executed physical comedy, worthy of Chaplin himself.”
—Jack Helbig, New City, Chicago
“Goell is a practitioner of an ageless style of clowning that uses slapstick, crude puppetry, opera bouffe, mimicry, and several cleaning carts full of objects to loud and ludicrous extremes.”
—Atlanta Journal Constitution
“This is Carmen, winnowed through the sieve of Commedia Dell’ Arte—big surprise of the festival.”
—Nicola Astolfi, Rovigo, Italy
“…intelligence, sense of humour, sensitivity and craft, in spades…an authentic tour de force…”
—Mercedes Abad, El Pais, Spain
“Julie Goell has hit upon a refreshing new genre, ‘mopera.’”
—Portland Press Herald
“Opening Night Carmen is a celebration of the imagination.”
—Tulsa World
Carmen le Mopera - Presse, en Français
Translations courtesy Alice Steenland
“Une comédie de gestes somptueusement exécutée, digne de Charlie Chaplin lui-même.”
—Jack Helbig, New City, Chicago
“Il s’agit de Carmen, passée au filtre de la Commedia Dell’Arte —la plus belle surprise du festival.”
—Nicola Astolfi, Rovigo, Italy
“Intelligence, humour, sensibilité et théâtre d’objets dans le même panier…un véritable tour de force…”
—Mercedes Abad, El Pais, Spain
“Julie Goell et Mark Ross ont inventé un nouveau genre rafraichissant ‘le mopéra’ —opéra de la sepillère.”
—Portland Press Herald
“Opening Night Carmen est un hymne à l’imagination.”
—Tulsa World