Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas ooze sweetness. From the first moment Urzelai and Solinas walk onto their white stage, their innocent grace showers the theatre. What follows could be called contemporary dance, performance art, experimental theatre, investigations on endurance, a lot of jumping, or who knows what else, but whatever you call it, it’s lovely. […]
Tag Archives: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015
Company Chameleon: Beauty of the Beast
August 24th, 2015 by Ezra LeBankBeauty of the Beast presents an engaging, sometimes humorous, examination of male dynamics across a range of personal and social situations. Presented by Company Chameleon, and choreographed by Anthony Missen, Beauty plays with and against a vast range of male stereotypes. The company moves sporadically through a variety of forms, from classical dance to theatrical […]
Cie Nathalie Cornille: Madama Butterfly
August 24th, 2015 by Adam BennettThis combination of live and projected solo dance for young children is visually and aurally beautiful – the lighting is carefully set, the recording of the sung Puccini score clean, the set a simple large white folded shape, the dancer’s costumes spotless white shapes that reflect a Japanese aesthetic. The dancer is sublimely professional, creating […]
Tall Stories: Alfie White: Space Explorer
August 24th, 2015 by Adam BennettThis performance recaptures the intense interest in space, rockets and science of the late 1960s for an audience of children who won’t remember it and adults who might. A simple set of two half circles, one vertical backdrop, and one horizontal floor, with a raised centre area decorated with planetary formations, creates the playing area […]
La Meute: La Meute
August 21st, 2015 by Ezra LeBankThe company of La Meute (French for The Wolfpack) parade on stage in towels wrapped around themselves folded as rather thick underwear. At first, it appeared to be an opening gag, but soon it became clear that these six daredevil acrobats were going to keep these padded undies around for the whole hour. La Meute […]