I sat outside on a cool evening in a quiet back corner of Summerhall chatting with Ellie Dubois, the creator and director of Ringside. It was the time on my ticket, but they were running about five minutes behind, so Ellie kindly asked if that was all right. We chatted about how hot the venues […]
Writings
theRICHOCHETproject: Smoke and Mirrors
August 27th, 2015 by Ezra LeBankSmoke and Mirrors presents simple, poetic, political acrobatic dance. The two dancers, Cohdi Harrell and Laura Stokes, use acrobatic structures as vehicles for a subtle kind of poetry that feels more like a dream than a circus. Working in solo and duet, they lead us from the day-to-day grind of business and politics, beneath several […]
Dudendance: Borderlands
August 27th, 2015 by Michael BeggThe Scottish Borders somehow make it very easy to forget the turmoil and violence of its past. The countryside is lush, the hills softly roll between the market towns, and little old ladies in twinsets and pearls can still find soup and pudding lunches, and teashops that ‘do a good scone.’ Ruins are lovingly tended […]
Triple Fish: Faust
August 26th, 2015 by Adam BennettThis production of the classic tale of a magician and a demon begins with five young men of highly stylised appearance – theatrical costumes of black and white, faces painted in bold two-tone, rubber gloves of pastel pinks and blues – laying out the scenario with text and physical theatre performed with energy and pace. […]
The Flanagan Collective: Fable
August 26th, 2015 by Adam BennettI arrive a minute late, and enter the space as Veronica Hare is already powering up in this spoken word, music, and slide show performance, but she finds time to help me get settled and find a seat even while introducing the character of J – a young high school physics teacher struggling to get […]