The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret production Hard Times Hit Parade swings into Maple Ridge this week for a performance at the ACT.
This theatrical performance, directed by Kat Single-Dain, recreates a dance marathon reminiscent of the 1930s with music by Vancouver’s legendary folk cabaret band Maria in the Shower.
Chalk-a-block with swing dance, cabaret, live music, puppetry and surprise, the hidden world of the dance contestants, haunted by their own hallucinations, inner voices and deepest desires, comes to life before our eyes.
Amidst this chaos in a competition they’re determined to conquer, our contestants are faced with further challenge when the city threatens to shut down the dance marathon – a losing situation for all involved, except the marathon producers, of course. Hard Times Hit Parade is a story of cooperation, determination and survival in hard times with art, music, and dance and togetherness as unifying, uplifting food for our spirits.
• Hard Times Hit Parade plays the ACT at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29. There will be a free dance lesson for an hour following the performance. For tickets, call 604-476-2787 or visit theactmapleridge.org.