An ancient story brought to vivid life: Gayatri
It’s combination of contemporary and traditional; of history, music and movement; is unexpectedly compelling.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Captivating dance from Singapore: T.H.E Dance Company in Pán
A look at transculturation, Pán is superbly danced. The performers come together in a delicious whole
Finding oneself, finding ‘woman’: Yun Collective’s This is Not a solo dance
In her dance, Ruby Chang talks to herself, questions herself. Is there one ‘woman’ or lots of ‘women’? And, where, what, who is she?
A tribute to men in sandals: Don Gnu’s Two Men and a Plank
The plank is a sturdy piece of stripped pine and the men, two everyday guys. Well, not quite…
Spaces Between Us and Satori by Lewis Major
The ‘spaces’ of the title has a double meaning, however. Suggestions of love and the difficulties of reconnecting are never far away
Checking in with The Receptionists by Kallo Collective
Björn and Tammisalo have you in the palm of their hands. Every look, facial contortion and raised eyebrow says so much
Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: The Back of Beyond
Internal, spiritual, sensual; a beautiful and mesmeric work of light and dark, or movement and stillness
Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Touchdown by Incandescence Dance
A fascinating, absorbing 30-minute science meets art solo
Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Fighters by Les Petites Choses Production
A handsome film towards the ‘screendance’ end of the spectrum in which past meets present, traditional meets modern
Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Tjimur Dance Theatre
A largely light-hearted and quirky look at contemporary Paiwan life, although it does have its deeper, more thoughtful moments
More from ZOO: Lenka Vagnerova & Company, VerTeDance, and Matsena Performance Theatre
ZOO TV online August 25, 2020 David Mead The cancellation of this year’s Fringe meant no visit from the always worth seeing Lenka Vagnerová & Company from Prague. Among the ZOO TV programmes there is the chance to go behind the scenes with the making of their award-winning 2017 piece, Amazones, however. “Anything masculine, human, … Read more