The Curtain Call: Red Bastard (at UNO Fest)
Eric Davis is Red Bastard.
Red Bastard (at UNO Fest)
Unbelievable.
Seriously, un-fucking-believable!
Eric Davis, creator, performer, and visionary, is Red Bastard, the clown that will make you writhe in your seat and will haunt your dreams. Picture Satan in a head-to-toe red tube sock. A bulbous, morbidly obese Satan, who somehow remains light as a feather on his twinkling little toes. Confused yet? Intrigued yet? Just wait till you see him in person.
But, seriously, "un-fucking-believable" is the not-so-hushed murmur that flits throughout the room during a Red Bastard performance. It's uttered with reverence, disgust, and awe; separately, although at times simultaneously.
In the midst of Red Bastard you may find yourself wondering when you have ever before felt so awkward, yet so enthralled. Davis brings life to the dimly lit room, insisting that something interesting must, as a rule, happen every 10 seconds. This demand for something interesting inevitably leads to the thing Red Bastard's filthiest wet dreams are made of--audience participation.
Davis is interactive, physical, engaging, and mortifying. If the audience is an emotional stew with all its deliciousness bubbling quietly beneath the surface, Davis is the bastard holding the hand-blender.
Red Bastard is not for the passive or shy because those qualities only draw his attention. Like a moth to a flame, he preys on people's insecurities and forces self-confrontation. He has no qualms about making audience members feel like jerks, because if you're not a bastard, you're chickenshit.
Red Bastard forces you to realize what you want, because his philosophy is that everyone needs to stop doing what they're told, and start doing what they want to do. The lesson learned through Red Bastard's teachings is that everyone should try to realize their dreams, and, as he says, "everyone else can fuck themselves."
Red Bastard, as a show, really has it all. Audience participation, uncomfortable stretching of personal comfort zones, unabashed public nudity, and a little sodomy thrown in for good measure.
He's not for the weak of heart. He's not for the weak of stomach. But if you have the guts and the balls, Red Bastard might just change your life.
Red Bastard
May 27 at 9 pm, May 28 at 9 pm
Metro Club
intrepidtheatre.com
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red bastard...aka eric davis rocks,,,,,, come on back to vancouver...as you were only here for one show