Le Balgives us history without words

Source Chicago Reader
Original Load Date May 19, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 19, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/le-bal-trap-door-theatre/

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At a moment in American history when words chronically fail, Trap Door has chosen to update Ettore Scola’s wordless 1983 film, _Le Bal_ , which dealt with 50 years in the history of France. Covering nine decades of American history asynchronously, starting with the 1980s, the house music soundtrack ...