Spinning On Air

The extrordinary singer, actor, artist, and dancer John Kelly has created performances in which he portrays poet Antonin Artaud, painter Egon Schiele, and even the Mona Lisa herself. For several years now he’s also been putting on a dress and blonde wig to perform the songs of Joni Mitchell, most recently in a series of sold-out concerts at Fez. His portrayal of the great singer/songwriter conveys intelligence, sensitivity and kindness, as well as humor. Watching Kelly perform can be wonderful, but his expressive counter-tenor voice does such beautiful things with Mitchell’s songs that it makes for great listening even without the dress and wig.