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C. Neil Parsons in 50% Nonverbal at Orlando Fringe Credit: Courtesy Photo<\/p>\nC. Neil Parsons in 50% Nonverbal at Orlando Fringe Credit: Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n
Dancing trombonist C. Neil Parsons from Fringe fan favorite Fruit Flies Like a Banana is back with a surreal solo storytelling show exploring his own monologue-less internal psyche. In 50% Nonverbal\u2019s titular half, Parsons mixes mixes masterful horn playing and nonsense scat singing with athletic choreography and sprightly physical comedy, as he chases spotlights across the stage, or underscores a trio of phone-following volunteers as they pace about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the show\u2019s more loquacious half, Parsons expounds on his nocturnal alter ego, gender-fluid inanimate objects in foreign languages, and the \u201cchewing gum tornado\u201d of his inner thoughts. At the show\u2019s avant-garde apogee, he presents his original interpretation of Cornelius Cardew\u2019s Treatise, an infamously incomprehensible graphic score granted new life through Neil\u2019s brass and body.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although it might not be as effortlessly accessible as Parsons\u2019 collaborations with The Fourth Wall ensemble, 50% Nonverbal will be theatrical catnip for those with the patience for inscrutable experimental performance art paired with virtuoso musicianship. Just beware the retina-searing strobe-lit finale: It ought to come with a warning, even if you aren\u2019t epileptic.<\/p>\n
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Silver Venue, Orlando Family Stage
60 minutes; ages 7 and up
Tickets: $15<\/a><\/p>\n