I have not been doing very well with my fall bucket list because I have only checked off two items! Now that I am on fall break I'm sure that I can get a few more items checked off during the long weekend. I started with ODT's production of Thriller last night. This Halloween-themed dance extravaganza is one of my very favorite holiday traditions and I have been looking forward to it all month! Even though I have seen most of the dances more times than I can count I really love the the old favorites including the undead cavorting in a graveyard to Michael Jackson’s iconic song “Thriller,” a breakdancing mummy and his maidens in “Curse of the Mummy,” a Pas de Deux gone horribly wrong in “Frankenstein & Frankenstein,” tap dancing skeletons in "Dem Bones," a trio of chainsaw wielding Jasons in "Jason Jam," scarecrows that are not what they seem in "Children of the Corn," a coven of witches seeking vengeance from beyond the grave in "Salem's Mass," demonic dolls in "Chucky-Rama," acrobatic vampires in "Lost Boys," and doomed Irish dancers in "River of Blood Dance." I eagerly anticipate every dance, especially the opening number, "Salem's Mass," and "Lost Boys." This year there were several new numbers performed by the dancers in Odyssey 2. My favorite was a high-flying Harry Potter in "Dementor's Kiss." Like last year, there were several numbers in between the dances performed by the artists from Aeris Aerial Arts. They were all very cool but my favorite was "Full Moon" featuring seven aerialists performing on a giant spinning globe. I didn't really like the comedy act of Giggle Girl because she was super annoying (where is Bubbles the Clown?) but I loved everything else and I had so much fun at this show! It just wouldn't be Halloween without it! This show runs at Kingsbury Hall and many other venues throughout Utah and Idaho until Oct. 30 (go here for tickets and information).
Note: If you go to the show and see any of the undead roaming about, do not make eye contact! Trust me on this!
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