138. The Cup | Dinner is Served (Toes for Dance)

Welcome back to the 138th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 138th episode we bring you a duet review of Dinner is Served, an immersive dance-theatre experience, choreographed and directed by Kristen Carcone (with Ross Wirtanen and Clinton Edward), presented by Toes for Dance. Join Jillian Robinson and Ryan Borochovitz, as they summarize the show’s site-specific ’60s submersion, touch on their tension-filled trajectories, and discuss the dazzling dramaturgy of dance! Dinner is Served is playing at the Campbell House Museum (160 Queen St W, Toronto, ON) until July 2nd, 2023. Tickets can be purchased from the following link, or join their waitlist: https://bit.ly/46iWpDy This review contains SPOILERS for Dinner is Served. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [11:25] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. Follow our panelists: Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!] Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]