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Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Ira Glass, host of This American Life, have been working together to combine two art forms that—as Ira puts it—“have no business being together—dance and radio.” The result is a funny, lively and heartfelt evening of dance and stories that brought down the house in its first test run at Carnegie Hall.

Says the New York Times...

Ms. Barnes, Ms. Bass and Mr. Glass are all self-deprecating hams, playing up the humor in ways both silly and winning. Mr. Glass’s material moves easily through such subjects as a “Riverdance” touring company’s trying to win the lottery, to the deaths of loved ones, to the thorny rewards of longtime partnerships. He stays in a suit, while Ms. Barnes and Ms. Bass move among various costumes (sparkles and suits, of course), in dance numbers that stick to a fairly limited palette while combining elements of pantomime, vaudeville and modern-dance forms. Mr. Glass does step gamely through choreographed numbers, and the dancers are heard on tape talking with intelligence and sensitivity, and the sometimes terribly short performing lives of people in their field.

"Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host: Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes & Anna Bass" can be seen in Seattle—one performance only—on Saturday, April 11, at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. I'm going to the show, and so should you. For tickets and more info... click right here.