But soon, these props become more important than the dance. Three dancers exude calm while a third behaves like a madman, cavorting in great ungainly leaps into every corner of the stage. It's fun to watch and, judging from their playful interaction, fun to do. A carefully constructed outgrowth of improvisations by dancers, one episode melts into the next. Promised endings, signaled by lowered lighting, are foiled when the lights go up again, sending mixed messages to spectators.
Dancers play with the sound pads for no apparent reason.
After about 25 minutes of this, one's attention shifts to the mechanics of these sound devices, thoughts that take the viewer far from the action on stage. The endless stream of clever choreography can't survive such abandonment. Retard Probable 5 Minutes would be well advised to quit early and let us savour its colourful memories. Recommend this article to a friend. The Montreal Gazette Group Inc. A division of Southam Publications, a CanWest Company.