Tag Archives: Physical theatre

Sleepwalk Collective: As the flames rose we danced to the sirens, the sirens ¦ Graeme Braidwood

Shortlisted!

August 22nd, 2011 by

So, where was I? Ah yes, autumn in Edinburgh – although these past few days it’s been almost like summer. There are cricket whites on the Meadows, and hippies blowing giant bubbles – but there’s also a rustling in the trees, and the odd leaf or two falling just as a warning. On the edge […]

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Siro-A: Technodelic Comedy Show ¦ Photo: Midori Tsunoda

Siro-A: Technodelic Comedy Show

August 19th, 2011 by

So, who remembers Yellow Magic Orchestra? They heralded the 1980s with their spectacular mix of electronic pop music, Kraftwerk-esque ‘showroom dummy’ performance, cutting-edge animation, and live computer-gaming references. Siro-A are like the wayward children of YMO: 30 years on, the technology has advanced, but the aesthetic is similar – yet this time the ante is upped […]

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David Hughes Dance / Al Seed: Last Orders ¦ Photo: Alberto Santo Bellido

David Hughes Dance / Al Seed: Last Orders

August 17th, 2011 by

Through the glass darkly… And what do we find if we cross the divide? Heaven, hell, or a purgatory of eternal partying? Last Orders uses smoke and mirrors – literally and metaphorically – to explore its twilight world, a dreadful disco of lost souls condemned to a St Vitus’ Dance with no respite. Dominating the stage for […]

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MetaMorpho: Devil in the Detail

MetaMorpho: Devil in the Detail

August 15th, 2011 by

MetaMorpho is the new company formed by writer and director Toby Wilsher, the co-founder and former director of what, for many years, was England’s leading mask theatre company, Trestle. MetaMorpho’s first production, Devil in the Detail, is a full-mask farce loosely based on a Victorian one-act play, Box and Cox which is itself based on a French ‘vaudeville’, Frisette. […]

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Circle of Eleven: Leo

Circle of Eleven: Leo

August 13th, 2011 by

Leo is majestic. Simple and sophisticated, the whole one-man show is built around a trick of perspective: the live performance is presented side by side with a projection that rotates it by ninety degrees. This proves a rich source of physical comedy. Tobias Wegner may be lying down, while his doppelgänger is leaning against a wall. […]

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