MGM Grand’s Nut, at the Kitchen
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Jmy Leary, Piage Martin, and Biba Bell in Nut. Photo: Paula Court.
What to make of Nut, performance collective MGM Grand’s show at The Kitchen through this weekend? From the experiential standpoint, it’s full of movement divided into three acts (defined by costume changes). The work is described as being structured like a nut by this group that usually performs in unconventional spaces, like garages (though it’s fitting that the Kitchen is a garage-like space). Right off the bat, you know it’s a bit subversive, as Jmy Leary duckwalks onstage and whisper-shouts an introduction, including that their lurex dresses were courtesy Neil Greenberg, who didn’t want them anymore. She’s joined by Biba Bell and Piage Martin (Paige’s stage name for this project), who move in what appears to be a magnetically-attracted cluster. The movement parodies an ultra-girly style, like lyrical solid gold dancers, or high school jazz. And like super self-involved high school girls, they’re reluctant to leave one another’s clinging embrace.
