A crowd of shoppers, sunshine absorbers and dog walkers, sat patiently in Marina Square for the Company Chameleon to take to the floor mats. Two dancers, Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner, performed a fifteen minute set that explores the physical and… Read more →
This trio of pieces highlights Bourne’s early work, including his first commercial success ‘Spitfire’, which cheekily indulged the audience with images pulled from a men’s underwear catalogue. The images were certainly provocative and pleasing but the performances were distracting in that they… Read more →
A 50-minute dance piece between mother (Madge) and son (David) gave us an extraordinary insight into their family life, all centred around their love of swimming. Madge began the story through a recorded voiceover as the pair played out their past on… Read more →
If Alan Partridge had been a contemporary dancer he might have put on a production like this. Hilarious, bizarre and captivating – our pretentious hero told his heart-breaking story with huge energy and passion. He bared his soul (and most of his… Read more →
From the moment the show started, the crowd was mesmerised by this moving and breath-taking portrayal of a transgender teenager; a story of a family affected by Liam’s plight. Luna – the girl who can only be seen by the moonlight, a… Read more →
Although posted as a comment on the isolating nature of city life and the effect of the current economic situation on the populous, The City Will Crumble is strongest dealing with the personal rather than the socioeconomic. One scene in particular between… Read more →
In an evening of work that spanned 30 years it was the earlier material that most impressed. The gentle courtly dance of Les Jeux a L’àme gave much to enjoy and in this piece with music by Rameau we perhaps saw the… Read more →
The Two Wrongies’ ‘World of Wrong’ is one of the most fearless, adult shows you could ever stumble across at the Brighton Fringe. It is also deeply, brilliantly silly. Avis Cockbill and Janine Fletcher’s performances mix choreography and clowning to genuinely jaw-dropping… Read more →
Shamelessly piggy-backing on the success of the BBC TV show, there are several of this type of show doing the circuit. This one featured the talents of Katya Virshilas and Pasha Kovalev who performed a variety of dancing styles (Rumba, Waltz, Jive, Argentine… Read more →
Never have I witnessed dancing so innovating, moving, inspiring and powerful. Diversity are a dance group that has quite simply transformed British dancing and set in motion a new legacy that many other dancers will be looking towards to help inspire their own… Read more →
