The light is dim (an amber glow), the stage is empty, and seemingly bare – but no, the floor is strewn with sand. We are in a desert. We are in the land of the archetypal. We see one young woman, and a group of men – shadowy hooded figures. Nomads, ancestors? Who she is […]
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Kriya Arts: Sisterhood
August 15th, 2018 by Dorothy Max Prior‘Come now, come now, each woman and girl… Take your courage, as the flames they curl. We may burn at the hands of some men, But from that fire we shall rise again!’ This song of the female phoenix starts and finishes the show – and on second singing, we are urged to join in. It’s […]

A Good Catch: Casting Off
August 15th, 2018 by Dorothy Max PriorThree women of different ages, dressed in odd-bod multi-coloured knitted sportswear, make separate entrances, rolling, tumbling or running in from different parts of the Spiegeltent. They group around a table covered in a crocheted blanket. Two have chairs, one has forgotten her chair (she steals one from an audience member, giving him the blanket). ‘Hello […]

People Show: The Last Straw
August 15th, 2018 by Dorothy Max Prior‘I’m just going out to destabilise western civilization.’ ‘Can you take the dog with you?’ ‘Okay’ On the floor, shredded paper, strewn like straw. A door is freestanding in the middle of the space. It’s a nice shade of grey. African parrot grey. A woman in a green jumper and yellow shoes is looking at […]

Canada, Mon Amour
August 14th, 2018 by Dorothy Max Prior‘Indigenous resilience. Three women running for their life. Separatist politics. A confrontation of toxic masculinity. And unrelenting puppet deaths. This is CanadaHub.’ In his introduction to the second year of CanadaHub, a curated programme of work from across Canada presented at the Fringe, producer Michael Rubenfeld warns against complacency in this most difficult of times. […]