Clown-musical show: The Little Person

The Little Person enters with her black box, introduces herself, and then presents the most incredible being in the world: Raymond, the accordion. She, with her clumsiness, her fragility, her laughter, her contorted body, her little mischief and bursts of ferocity, and he, her good old sidekick, perform a difficult piece of belo-tchek. A grand, vibrant concerto from an eleven-page score. This music transports them, wrenching them with joy and despair. She sings her song, shouts the song of all the little people in the world, spins, concentrates, falls, falls again, encourages Raymond—who is no spring chicken—and spins some more, and the two friends finally reach the end of their feat. Sometimes, people sing along with them at the top of their lungs at the end of the piece, swept away themselves. But The Little Person and Raymond must return to the road on their world tour.

It is—apparently—a funny…