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Nichole Canuso Dance Company's Wandering Alice was, far and away, one of the best pieces of the 2008 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. And when we see performances we like, we want to support the organizations that produce them—so take this post as Phillyist's official endorsement of NCDC, which will be having what sounds like a pretty kick-ass fundraiser.

Performances:The Don and Julie Show!!! (Don Montrey and Juliette Pryor) (no future performances); Wandering Alice (Nichole Canuso Dance Company) (no future performances); Urban ECHO: Circle Told (Leah Stein Dance Company + Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia) (no future performances); The show must go on (Jérôme Bel) (no future performances)

On Saturday evening, Ross and I went to see our last Live Arts show of this year's festival, Jérôme Bel's The show must go on, which was presented at the Kimmel Center. My review of that show is forthcoming, but for the purposes of this column, now, suffice it to say that it's one of those shows that you either "get" or you don't. And while most of Saturday night's audience was willing to go along for the ride, there were a couple of assholes in the audience who seemed hell-bent on making everyone as miserable as they were.

Dear Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festivals:

Performances: A Priest Walks Into a Bar (Vagabond Acting Troupe) (future performances); Ballad Boys (Aspire Arts) (future performances)

Performances: Oedipus at FDR (Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey) (no future performances); The European Lesson (Jo Strømgren Kompani) (no future performances); The Maguffin (Stone Soup Theatre Arts) (no future performances); Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (To the Wall Productions) (future performances; The Play about the Coach (Rocketship Productions/Paden Fallis) (no future performances); Manic Swell (Indigenous Pitch) (no future performances)

Need some variety in your life? Melange Variety Cabaret...On The Fringe is the ticket for you. It features belly dancing, music (R&B, blues, jazz, indie), clowning, puppetry, electronic music gadgetry... and, well, basically it's a cabaret! The remaining three shows promise to be lively and unlike any other show in Fringe. Which, considering the craziness variety that is Fringe, is certainly saying something. The full lineup can be seen here. Catch them tonight, Friday, and Saturday; tickets for the weekend can be had online, but for tonight you'll need to get 'em at the door. If you go to one show, you can get tickets to another for half-off. More puppets for you!

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Performances: Waitstaff Wit' (future performances)

Performances: Disco Descending (Karen Getz) (future performances)

Performances: Etiquette by Rotozaza (Rotozaza) (future performances sold out); Car (Kate Watson-Wallace / Anonymous Bodies) (future performances); Sweet By-and-By (Pig Iron Theatre Company + Teater Sláva) (future performances); Everyone (Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People) (no future performances); 7 Veils (Malleable Dance Theater) (future performances)

I am a big fan of Shakespearean plays that are deconstructed and reimagined. So imagine my surprise when I walked into the Arden Theater and saw the cutest Macbeth ever! A stage of laid down newspaper is easily transformed into the Scottish heath and Dunsinane. Pepper's interpretation of Macbeth is both harrowing and adorable, while Mitzie's Lady Macbeth is snuggly and a revelation ("Out damn spot!" takes on a whole new meaning here). The other puppies are unbelievably cute and believably effective as the Scottish thanes. I especially liked the casting of three Siamese cats as the witches. Type-casting? Maybe, but brilliant. Don't miss this!

Dear Readers: