Wednesday evening Cleveland State University’s Dance Program brought “Words Alive” to the Drinko Recital Hall at CSU. Performers combined movement with music, or with dialogue.
Claire Porter’s “Interview” – as in job interview – caught me very powerfully. We have all been through it – trying to sell ourselves to a prospective employer. Is it comedy or tragedy having to screw up your self confidence and then – in a closed room on someone else’s turf – basically undress your soul?
Ms. Porter’s whipsawing psyche – between having to grovel, having to brag, having to please, having to anticipate, having to have her DNA sampled – provided such a succinct, piercing editorial on America’s job market that I was brought to tears.
It wasn’t like this when I was younger.
Ms. Porter’s narrative trailed between disarming hilarity, pathos, and the perversions endured by present day job seekers. With the minimalist props of a chair and her paper resume, the human vulnerability in our economic system overwhelmed me.
“Interview” is communication between humans - Ms. Porter and her audience - at its most delicious, poignant, and painful perfection.
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