Writings

Company Chameleon - Beauty of the Beast - Photo by Brian Slater

Company Chameleon: Beauty of the Beast

August 24th, 2015 by

Beauty 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 […]

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Nathalie Cornille - Madama Butterfly

Cie Nathalie Cornille: Madama Butterfly

August 24th, 2015 by

This 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 […]

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Tall Stories - Alfie White Space Explorer

Tall Stories: Alfie White: Space Explorer

August 24th, 2015 by

This 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 […]

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La Meute

La Meute: La Meute

August 21st, 2015 by

The 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 […]

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Neander - BLAM

Neander: BLAM!

August 21st, 2015 by

BLAM! is set in a mundane office where four employees are as bored with their tedious lives as anyone in their shoes would be. That is where anything usual or tedious about this Danish production, returning to the fringe after a sell-out run in 2013, ends. At first, hints of creativity and playfulness from the […]

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