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Tig Notaro
Editor's note: This show has been cancelled due to medical issues. For more information, go here. And fear not: It sounds like Tig is okay -- her show is already rescheduled for January.
I first heard comedian Tig Notaro when she did a story about Taylor Dayne on This American Life a few years ago. Like others, I was hooked by her deadpan style, great storytelling ability and impeccable pacing. Unlike a lot of comics, she’s not just packing in cheap, predictable jokes — she’s taking her time and it’s totally worth it.
In the last few years, she’s hosted and toured with her podcast Professor Blastoff, and released the acclaimed album Live, all while recovering from cancer. Watch and listen to every Tig Notaro bit you can get your hands on, and then go appreciate her on her tour “Boyish Girl Interrupted” on Thursday. To tide you over, here’s a Tig Notaro audio clip that I send to friends all the time.
If you go: Tig Notaro, The Neptune, Nov. 13, ($25) — N.C.
Spectrum Dance Theater’s Studio Series: Transfigured Night
Here’s a win-win if you’re a dance fan: Spectrum Dance Theater performing in its tiny Madrona studios, which means you can see the intensity and the physicality super up-close. I love this space and I love this group and I’m a fan of a mixed rep. The program is billed as an exploration of personal and political wars. It features three new works by artistic director Donald Byrd as well as a revival of his 2006 “Interrupted Narratives/WAR (STUDY #1)." And oh, included in the performance's soundtrack: music by DJ Spooky.
If you go: Studio Series: Transfigured Night, Madrona Performance Space at Spectrum Dance Theater, Nov. 14 to 16, ($25) — F.D.
The Habit 14
