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DANCE/PHYSICAL AT THE FESTIVAL

The Fringe lump dance and physical theatre together, so we do too. There's dance in both the International Festival and Fringe, and we cover it all here.


DANCE/PHYSICAL - RANDOM FEATURES

  • 3 to see: New Dance Pieces / ThreeWeeks recommends three new dance...
    #1 Michael Clark New Work (pictured): The last time a piece of Michael Clark’s work...2009-08-06»
  • Podcast : The Zawose Family / The amazing story of this 40-strong...
    Half documentary, half live Tanzanian dance and traditional music, 'The Zawose Family' is...2008-08-16»
  • So, what exactly is this?! / ThreeWeeks meets the people behind a...
    This, since you asked so nicely, is a new performance space in Brighton called Coachwerks,...2009-05-05»
  • QQ: Not Man Apart / The Not Man Apart physical theatre ensemble answer...
    1. What is your 2008 show all about?

 A hero, Pericles, searching for love,...2008-08-09»
  • Everybody needs good neighbours / ThreeWeeks meets John Moran
    Performers will be coming from all over the world to this year’s Brighton Festival, and...2009-05-04»
  • It's the dance-style 3s To See / ThreeWeeks Editor Caro Moses tips...
    3 ON A CLASSICAL THEME Icarus A promenade performance based on Ovid's poem about poor...2010-05-01»
  • Cycle of life / TheatreDelicatessen's Roland Smith on his show 'Pedal...
    A physical theatre piece that dissects the behind-the-scenes story of the Tour de France...2010-08-18»
  • Explanation of exploration / Debbie Syrop discusses the science of...
    The Fringe is always a mixed bag, but in children’s shows in particular it can be hard to...2009-08-26»

DANCE/PHYSICAL - RANDOM REVIEWS

  • The Bellydance Diaries /The Bellydance Co
    The Bellydance Diaries was quite a feat for a one woman show, as Daphne Pena undertook to dazzle us with belly dancing...2008-08-29»
  • Unsung /Rex Levitates
    I'm going to be honest: my mind wandered during this. At points, the four dancers padded around the space, the only...2009-09-12»
  • Flamenco For Lunch /Ricardo Garcia's Flamenco Flow
    Flamenco isn't everyone's cup of sangria, and I certainly didn't think it was mine, so I was pleasantly surprised when...2008-08-05»
  • Deca Dance 2008 /Edinburgh International Festival/Batsheva Dance Company
    I feel completely humbled by this bold, brave and bountiful spectacle. All twenty two contemporary dancers are...2008-09-09»
  • Spaceman /The Arches At St Stephen's Presents Dudendance Theatre
    There is poetry in Darwin's Theory. Dudendance transforms evolution into a metaphor for human progress and our...2009-08-17»
  • Flawless - Chase the Dream /Underbelly Productions/Flawless
    Whenever Flawless performed an impressive dance move, the man beside me said "you can do that Ben" to his nine-year-old...2010-08-19»
  • The Chinese State Circus /The European Entertainment Corporation
    A warm fug of grass, popcorn and candyfloss welcomes you as you enter the Chinese State Circus tent, filling you with a...2009-05-14»
  • Capoeira Knights: Warriors Of Brazil /Favelas Of Hope
    You don't have to go to Rio to party with the Brazilians. Combining martial arts dance with live music and percussion,...2008-08-03»
  • Four Quarters /Helix Dance/Escalator East to Edinburgh
    What is it about some dancers that makes our eyes irresistibly drawn to them? From where does their magnetic quality...2009-08-19»
  • Crime of the Century /Chickenshed
    Brooding estate drama from the crew behind 'As the Mother of a Brown Boy', this is a visceral performance centring...2009-08-19»
  • The Wayside/Riff /Laila Diallo and Matthias Sperling
    A dim orange light, a lone woman is tying her laces, reaching. The shoes are removed, the reaching persists. This is...2009-08-09»
  • Damned Beautiful /Helix Dance
    This had the potential to be a really wonderful piece of dance because choreography, performance, score and visuals...2008-08-04»
  • Boh /Espresso! Teatro Italiano: Sanpapié
    A great show does not always need to be lavishly decorated with hi-tech lighting, a jam-packed soundtrack or complex...2009-08-08»
  • Dust And Light / Rasa /Edinburgh International Festival/Alonzo King Lines Ballet
    With this powerful, passionate ballet with a fierce heart, Alonzo King has bought something beautiful to Edinburgh....2010-08-30»
  • The Zawose Family /Realworld
    Witness a precious piece of cultural history at St George's West. The charismatic Tanzanian Zawose family are descended...2008-08-03»
  • Koi /Ito-Gumi
    Either something was hideously lost in the vacuum between two alien cultures, or the Japanese solo performer, Shoko Ito,...2009-08-12»
  • The Factory /Precarious
    "Conformity is the new individuality". Not so for Precarious, whose dynamically different approach to theatre makes them...2008-08-11»
  • Call me! /Swishtheatre
    Short, sweet but lacking in substance, 'Call me!' explores the technological world that surrounds the youth of today....2010-08-08»

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