A Brooklyn Beat: Agora II, Future Perfect, Snowden

Since I somehow missed all the shows at McCarren Pool this summer, I wasn't too upset about heading up there to support a friend currently performing in Agora II. I didn't know much about the show going in, only that there were two ticket prices: a cheaper one for "players" and a more expensive one for "viewers." That kind of thing always makes me nervous. I don't mind the fourth wall. Really. I'm happy to leave it up.

Turns out, there weren't many  goofy "why is this dude on stage" moments, because the entire show is built around that query. A gazillion performers dressed in different creative outfits (my favorite was a guy rolling around in safety-orange netting) act out absurd little scenes, fall in and out of dance routines, and eventually, as the performance-art creed dictates, shed their clothes and strive for moments of transcendence. It's too long by a half-hour, but the sound design is amazing (those concert must have sounded gooood), and it's kind of fun in a Where's Waldo sort of way. Also this weekend: a robot-worshipping fest at 3rd Ward with DJ sets by folks like Nickodemus, and moody rockers Snowden, performing at Floyd's new Park Slope outpost, Union Hall. Anyone been there yet?