Word: garfein
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...work that probably shows off the troupe most gloriously is an exercise in mayhem called Championship Wrestling. Set to a Garfein collage of crowd noises, sportscaster commentaries and electronic insults, it pits men against men, women against women and each against the other. The centerpiece is a duel fought in slow motion by two women who are borne on the shoulders of several supporters and who flay each other outrageously, but at a subaqueous pace. When not engaged in combat, the dancers, some of them with rakish topknots and ) splendidly authentic wrestling gear, mug and glare with a fine appreciation...
...white costumes. Lying on the floor, they suggest the rotating wash cycle by briskly waving their arms and legs. Later, as the action speeds up, they swing rolled- up sheets that churn around Penny Hutchinson, who plays a sort of heroine- housewife. Set to music and words by Herschel Garfein, the fantasy moves from borderline silly to giddily lyrical. Morris laughs at soap-company ad pitches but not at the washday ritual. For the indomitable housewife he has open affection...