Raw and fearless: Dam Van Huynh’s In Realness
A work that is confrontational, sometimes exhausting to watch, but ultimately exhilarating.
Month: May 2022
Unsettlingly beautiful: Mother Melancholia, a film by Samantha Shay
The haunted soundscapes, choreography, locations and camerawork combine to create the feeling of dark drama: Nordic Noir come to dance
Resolution: Marita Anastasi, Hannah Finn, Engholm Danseteater
The works on Resolution programmes can have little in common. Not so on this evening, with the three linked by memory and the act of remembering
Luscious, if a bit of a muddle: Northern Ballet’s Casanova
There is some excellent dancing and interesting choreography but the story is complex and Tindall struggles to produce a ballet narrative that works
Hitting you right between the eyes: Shades of Blue by Matsena Productions
Anthony and Kel Matsena take considerable risks as the work follows a maverick path… It is daring, bold and essential viewing.
Humour with disturbing undertones: Pasionaria by La Veronal
Marcos Moreau gazes deep into a terrifying world but the anarchy of Pasionaria is so compelling, the detail so intelligent, that it totally captivates