» Review: Wayne McGregor/Random Dance: Entity
Seldom have I seen such extraordinarily intense dancing. There was a precision and athleticism but also a tenderness and humanity to the performances in this hour long work. So much so that I really wanted to love the whole work, but could not. And the reason is this, I simply did not warm to the score, or the set for that matter. There are moments when watching contemporary dance that I suspect that the music comes from a catalogue entitled Random Electronica for Modern Dance. Squeaks, drones, white noise… a movement using strings was I admit much more engaging but I would define it as predictable stuff. As was the video content, again the predictable flashing of images, random scrolling numbers and Mubridge’s running dog – yawn. Fortunately the dancers were sublime or I might have nodded off. So, as the song goes, dance: ten; looks: three.
Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, 22 December
3/5
Andrew Kay
