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Pre-Sent/Pres-ent 8: Home for the Holidays

Presented by Project: Motion at TheatreWorks

December 11-December 20, 2009

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Original, anticipated and unique to Memphis, this gift-inspired production brims with holiday style, wit, and theatrical magic, making it a favorite alternative to the traditional Christmas fare. Now in it's 8th season, Pre-sent/Pres-ent reunites Project: Motion choreographers and dancers with actors and directors from Voices of the South to create a humorous and touching holiday extravaganza of theatre, dance, and music.

Buy One Get One Free on Dec. 13 and 20th

Pay What You Can Performance on Thurs. Dec. 17th.

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    TheatreWorks

    2085 Monroe
    Memphis, TN 38104

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    Tickets: Adults $20 Students/Seniors $15

    Info Phone: 901-726-0800

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    December 11-December 20, 2009

    Times:
    Dec 11-12, 17-19 at 8pm
    Dec 13 & 20 at 2pm

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    • Event Name: Pre-Sent/Pres-ent 8: Home for the Holidays
      "Review by Bob Arnold - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Bob Artnold - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Dec 15, 2009
      

      Seeing as how the same old songs, plays, and TV specials get trotted out at this time every year, you might think that the holidays are creatively bankrupt -- that, artistically, there's just nothing... Expand

      Seeing as how the same old songs, plays, and TV specials get trotted out at this time every year, you might think that the holidays are creatively bankrupt -- that, artistically, there's just nothing left to say. Not so. Witness Voices of the South and Project Motion's "Pre-sent Pres-ent," an annual melange of original performance pieces that encompasses monologues, music, movement, and more. Developed by the performers in response to hand-built "gifts" (all of which are Memphis-themed this year), the pieces are by turns charming, thrilling, poignant, mysterious, surprising, and hilarious. And yet somehow it all hangs together effortlessly, leaving you with feelings of wonder and joy that other holiday shows try so desperately to evoke. As with any production this varied, you're bound to like some of the pieces more than others, but all of them are worthy additions, and none sticks around long enough to wear out its welcome. The fact that the evening is emceed by Steve Swift's pitch-perfect Sister Myotis is a major bonus. It's a thrill to go from his loose, improvisational style to a tightly choreographed movement piece and back again. What a gift: a holiday-themed show that manages to find some new things to say about the season, and that evokes sentiment without ever being sentimental. So go see it, but be sure to tuck something in your pocket for the Secret Santa Swap. You've been warned. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Pre-Sent/Pres-ent 8: Home for the Holidays
      "Review by Bob Arnold - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Bob Artnold - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Dec 15, 2009
      

      Seeing as how the same old songs, plays, and TV specials get trotted out at this time every year, you might think that the holidays are creatively bankrupt -- that, artistically, there's just nothing... Expand

      Seeing as how the same old songs, plays, and TV specials get trotted out at this time every year, you might think that the holidays are creatively bankrupt -- that, artistically, there's just nothing left to say. Not so. Witness Voices of the South and Project Motion's "Pre-sent Pres-ent," an annual melange of original performance pieces that encompasses monologues, music, movement, and more. Developed by the performers in response to hand-built "gifts" (all of which are Memphis-themed this year), the pieces are by turns charming, thrilling, poignant, mysterious, surprising, and hilarious. And yet somehow it all hangs together effortlessly, leaving you with feelings of wonder and joy that other holiday shows try so desperately to evoke. As with any production this varied, you're bound to like some of the pieces more than others, but all of them are worthy additions, and none sticks around long enough to wear out its welcome. The fact that the evening is emceed by Steve Swift's pitch-perfect Sister Myotis is a major bonus. It's a thrill to go from his loose, improvisational style to a tightly choreographed movement piece and back again. What a gift: a holiday-themed show that manages to find some new things to say about the season, and that evokes sentiment without ever being sentimental. So go see it, but be sure to tuck something in your pocket for the Secret Santa Swap. You've been warned. Collapse

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