It was clear these were well-trained musicians, devoted singers, and hardworking collaborators. Nevertheless, between the impressive harmonising, orderly soloing, and intermittent stage banter there was something missing: a sense of genuine emotion beyond the gaiety of on-stage performance.
While hardly ever a beat was missed, and the performance was more technical than other Fringe musical performances, I couldn’t understand the purpose of the music itself. Considering the effort put forth, and the complexity of each piece, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the alluring simplicity of minimalism and restraint as it applies to musical performance. I think I can only describe this performance by its antithesis, which can be viewed on youtube: search for Jacques Brel “No me quitte pas” and view the black and white live version. Each time I watch this rendition of his classic poem, I forget about the television camera in front of him, and the computer in front of me. At Passion on the other hand, I was consistently aware of being the "audience" in front of a performance that seemed to exist only for the sake of performance.
演出場地：雷克雅維克實驗室