Insane in the Brain

One question that I never would have expected someone to ask me is, “Do you want to come and see a dance interpretation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?”. Even less would I have ever expected to answer “Yes”! And yet, when Ariella asked that exact question to Kristy and I, we both said “Yes”!

Now, to be fair, I was given a bit of extra information; that the dance was mainly street style hip-hop, which I must admit I quite enjoy watching, since it looks just so darned impressive. If there’s one thing I could be instantly good at with absolutely zero training, it would be street style hip-hop. I’m not sure why; I’m sure I’d make barely any money out of it, but all the people that were in the show were just so buff!

Anyway – the show is called Insane in the Brain, and you’re not allowed to take photos or video, so if you’re really curious, you can click on that link see a slice of it as filmed by the YouTube guys.

It’s hard to say what I thought about it overall. Some of the scenes were amazing, for example the one with four cast members jumping over beds, sequenced to lights flashing on and off (hard to explain). The electro-shock therapy scene was also a particular favourite, as was their choice of music! However, there were some scenes which I found rather ordinary, where the cast seemed to just be dancing for the sake of it. I couldn’t work out how it related to the story at all, and mainly it just felt like filler.

I don’t think I’d go back to see it, but anyone with half an interest in dance would probably get a few kicks out of it. gerrod.com rating: 7/10.