FRINGE REVIEW: EvictionProof PeepShow Home

Each room in the Vashtis' Germantown home has its own story. One contains the project "We Are You, You Are We," where, upon entry, visitors have their photo taken in an attempt to fill in the gaps of the fractured family portraits on the walls.

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FRINGE REVIEW: EvictionProof PeepShow Home

POSTED: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 2:20 PM

Filed Under: Arts On the Fringe

Every year, there's hundreds and hundreds of performances at the Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival, and unless it's one of the big shows, it's sometimes hard to tell what you're going to get. Here at Critical Mass we're sending writers to as many shows as we possibly can for 75 pocket-sized reviews over the course of the fest. Check back in with us at On The Fringe every day for real talk on what these things actually are!

SHOW: EvictionProof PeepShow Home

GROUP: Vashti Dubois and family

GENRE: Interdisciplinary

ATTENDED: Fri., Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.

CLOSES: Sun., Sept. 16

BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: The EvictionProof PeepShow Home is a multi-disciplinary performance art project about a house fighting to stay with its family—a combination show home, peep show, fire sale, and protest. The show artfully tackles the issues of foreclosure and eviction in Philadelphia.

WE THINK: While a lot of this year's Fringe programming seems to include literal nudity, there's a different sort of nakedness on display at Vashti Dubois' Germantown home. There's an unflinching sincerity as strangers are welcomed in by the Dubois family. Every room in this house has its own story. One contains the project "We Are You, You Are We," where, upon entry, visitors have their photo taken in an attempt to fill in the gaps of the fractured family portraits on the walls. The living room proves to be another arresting scene. It looks grand on the surface, but it's also the heart of some very deep scars. The family is gathered here and airing out their grievances. Voices of dissent build on top of one another until finally being silenced by Vashti, the matriarch. This is a look at how a house handles losing its tenants. It simply holds on, and tries to maintain its identity. Children were made here, and they were raised here. It has been the site of both good times and dismal occurrences alike. The show may be ending, but this house has staying power.

—Chris Brown

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