Reviews of Epic Arts' Feb/March 2004 Production at The Transparent Theater (now The Ashby Stage)
SF Bay Guardian | March 23, 2004
SF Weekly | March 17, 2004
East Bay Express | March 10, 2004
Jewish News Weekly | February 20, 2004
As If In Sleep
SF Weekly review of As if in Sleep | October 23, 2002
The Jewish Bulletin article on As if in Sleep and The Hub | Jan 24, 2003
The Stage, London 01/12/02
AS IF IN SLEEP - The British Premiere of a performance piece at The Finborough Theatre, by Tim Barsky Direct from the United States of America
"Tim Barskys radical one-man show. Magical, mystical. [He has] an intimate, conversational style with the audience, while highly rhythmic hip hop musical interludes add to the atmosphere. One story, for instance, about a 17 year old HIV-positive girl, whose highly infectious TB denies her the hugs she so desperately craves is particularly poignant and epitomizes the humanity and compassion underlying the show"
Colin Shearman, The Stage
East Bay Express 02/05/03
"The vibrant Bay Area spoken-word-scene just keeps getting hotter. Tonight at the Blackbox, storyteller Tim Barsky- who takes a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish narrative form called the wonder tale and adds touches of hip-hop music and street performance- presents "Things Aren’t Always", his latest rap, a unique blend of 18th century shtetl folklore and east-oakland physical theatre. He’s accompanied by Jess Ivry on cello, Shree Shyam on bass and Indian percussion, and Bryan Neuberg on beatbox. It’s a triumph of cross-culturalism. The 26yr old performer, who holds a degree in medieval Islamic and Judaic thought, reinvents "Things Aren’t Always" every..."
Other Reviews
Oakland Tribune review of Things Aren't Always | February 7, 2003
East Bay Express review of sound design with Shotgun Players | March 12, 2003
Over Nine Waves from the East Bay Express
Killing My Lobster (composing) from the SF Bay Guardian
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