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| Dina Martina Provincetown Magazine |
Dina Martina reaches deep into the vault of obscurity with her latest show, a mélange of 1970s AM radio gold standards, the patter of a demented variety show, and the costuming of a fashion show where the plus sized model with a hairy back got dressed during a tornado. In short, Dina is at the top of her game with her latest stage show incarnation as the triple threat tap dances to the soundtrack of a nervous breakdown.
The strength of any Dina Martina show is the writing. Smart, sublime, and full of deep references, Dina’s performances are multilayered and multifaceted, leaving audiences to laugh at the absurdity of her nagging camel toe and giant bra strap with rusty hooks, or giggle at her clever commentary about religion, politics, and popular culture.
The demented darling is nearing a decade of performing in Provincetown and in that, Dina Martina has positioned herself as one of the most compelling and riotous acts in the town’s storied performance history. Fearless, edgy, and well-crafted, Dina Martina is an annual must-see of the summer shows in Ptown. It’s the combinations of sincerity and obliviousness, delusion and charm, and high camp and high anxiety that assemble the components of the completely realized character of Dina Martina that enable each show to get away with the illusion of watching someone act as it they have no real talent. But despite the warbled songs and missed dance steps, the implicit humor embedded in the irony that indeed you just might be watching a genius in action gives each show a jolt of striking energy.
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