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COVER STORY First Night 2000: A sampler See me, hear me     MORE INFORMATION Sat. 1-1:45 p.m., 2-2:45 p.m. Hynes: Hall A "Mime Out Loud" Trent Arterberry is a talking mime. Is that an oxymoron? "I guess it's like a silent singer," admits Arterberry. It may not make sense, but that's half the fun. "I do mime, but also talking, storytelling, and sound effects. I'm clearly a mime, but I add the other elements." His show, "Mime Out Loud," is part of the Family Festival at the Hynes Convention Center on Friday. Arterberry's topics will appeal to adults as well as kids. "I'll do something about the destruction of the world because of Y2K," he ticks off. "I'll be telling stories of life and love. I'll ask kids in the audience for help when I tell 'Jack and the Beanstalk.'" "All my material is about my life," Arterberry explains. "Even 'Jack and the Beanstalk.' I'm communicating about my experience of the world." He likes calling on the audience for help. "There are qualities of respect for the audience, and humor and whimsy, and a sense of community that comes from seeing some of your number performing on stage," Arterberry says. Although he considers himself "not terribly extroverted," he loves performing. "I think it's cool. It's a stylized physical communication. I like the illusion, the storytelling, the body control. I like to make people laugh, and this is the way I can do it. Performing also has a cathartic and therapeutic quality." In the end, Arterberry says, his work is not simply funny. "My best material is poignant. It's funny but with moments of beauty," he says. "My formula is: Funny, funny, funny, and end with something beautiful." - Cate McQuaid Previous page | Next page

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