The Axis Around Which Two Human Destinies Circle
The production Hello, Out There! by the Latvian ensemble from the Latvian Academy of Culture is faithful, authentic, and fair to its name. A veiled, sometimes dreamlike atmosphere in an empty space. Disorientation between freedom and confinement –– physical and psychological. A call into the void, with the hope that a response will return in the form of another's voice rather than one's own. And to top it off, two evocative performances by the actors, excelling in well-handled, pithy, and at times absurd dialogue and gymnastic stunts on the tightrope.