Theater Abroad: Balletomime

If this were an animated movie, it would not be so surprising. But that is a real man up there on the stage, and that was his bow tie that just came off and is now flying around like a butterfly. Strings? No strings.

It is a matter of lighting. There is actually an invisible performer walking around the stage manipulating the bow tie. The invisibility is achieved through a stage-light trick known to conjurers since the darkest of the Dark Ages. Under properly angled lighting, a black object against a black backdrop...

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