Reviews
Marc Brew’s BREWBAND - Sadler's Wells
‘It’s not what you think’, is the underlying sentiment of ‘Brewband’, Marc Brew’s mash-up of rock music and contemporary dance. ‘Is this a gig or a dance?’ musician… Continue Reading
Motionhouse - Scattered - The Peacock
Reviewed on the 26 April 2017 This is the fifth time Scattered has toured the UK – and the umpteenth time Motionhouse has performed it worldwide. Why? Because audiences love it. And it’s easy to see why. Buz… Continue Reading
Zinzi Minott - ‘What Kind of Slave Would I be?’ - Rich Mix
‘What Kind of Slave Would I be?’ pictures how traumatic and indelible experience slavery is, regardless of its kind. Thanks to her twin talents of daring and opposing fear, Minott takes us on a journe… Continue Reading
BBC Young Dancer 2017
...restlessness in the stalls at Sadler’s Wells tonight. Two huge television cameras dominate the middle of Row G. Next to me is a long glass table with six empty seats waiting for Marc Brew, Kate Prince, K… Continue Reading
Rosie Kay Dance Company: MK ULTRA - Trinity Laban Theatre
Rosie Kay’s weird language is well developed and her iconoclastic skills powerful. In the post-show talk led by Luke Jennings, Kay and Adam Curtis encouraged us to anticipate MK ULTRA as the wider picture o… Continue Reading
Hong Kong Dance Company - Mulan - Southbank Centre
Witnessing a clear story telling prowess, I welcome the opportunity to see more of this collaboration that also asks the audience to think beyond classic European dance and dance theatre, to see the nurturing mix… Continue Reading
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young - Betroffenheit - Sadler’s Wells
Betroffenheit is a masterpiece. Theatre, dance, spoken word, song, set design (by Jay Gower Taylor), soundscape (by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani and Meg Roe), costumes (by Nancy Bryant), lighting (by Tom Visse… Continue Reading
