Yoga and Broadway...two of my favorite things featured in two of the hottest docs in town. One I will recommend and one I will recommend if you aren't paying Manhattan prices.
Enlighten Up follows photogenic journalist Nick on his six-month crusade to dabble in the tao of yoga. Along the way, he tries all sorts of yoga across the world, meeting with gurus and yogi flakes, etc. What could have been a very enlightening movie about the contemporary American yoga craze and yoga's actual spiritual pull lacked a clear thesis. Filmmaker Kate is too present, too whiny, too bent on interrupting her own film. The final shot is of her on her mat. That alone is very telling. The film will achieve a limited success among an ever expanding community of contortionists. My 90 minutes would probably have been better spent in suvasana.
Every Little Step covers the casting process of the 2007 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Some what American Idol for the jazz hand set, but also fascinating insight into the history of this fantastic show. This doc managed to capture the energy of several exciting moments throughout this epic search for the cast. It was fun to revisit favorite scenes. Every Little Step is a reminder of the power of terrific theatre and the drive that inspires the greater theatre community.
Paired well with Hampton Chutney...uptown or soho. Nourish your inner yogi with a South Indian-inspired rice crepe while keeping your chorus girl figure.
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