Dance, Issue 581

Fuerzabruta

1 Aug 2007

With its mix of acrobatics, dance, theatre and club, Fuerzabruta is impossible to define. Claire Prentice visits South America for a sneak preview. The DJ whacks up the volume on the decks and suddenly the whole audience erupts. Fifteen hundred people…

5 Questions - X Factor

1 Aug 2007

Alan Greig, artistic director of Scottish contemporary dance company, X Factor lays it on the line. Give 5 reasons why people should come and see your show, Morceaux Choisis & Ragnarok - Our double bill is exciting, dynamic, physical, visual and has…

Dance Base Presents . . .

1 Aug 2007

Once again, our National Centre for Dance has assembled an eclectic Fringe programme.

Druthers

1 Aug 2007

Last year, Bristol-based company Precarious Dance proved that dance, physical theatre and technology can work together in perfect harmony.

Hitlist - The best dance

1 Aug 2007

Leitmotif Andrew Dawson follows up 2005’s stunning Absence & Presence with this multi-media one-man show, created with eight different collaborators. Assembly Aurora Nova, 623 3030, 4–27 Aug (not 7, 14), 6.05pm, £12–£13 (£9–£10). Previews 2 & 3 Aug, £5.

Incarnat

1 Aug 2007

In French, incarnat is a colour somewhere between red and pink, the colour of the flesh just under the skin.

Into The Hoods

1 Aug 2007

One of the undisputed hits of last year’s Fringe is making a welcome return to Edinburgh.

Maximum Crew

1 Aug 2007

In recent years, Korea has emerged as a hotbed of breakdance talent. And one of the company’s most revered breakdance companies, Maximum Crew is about to hit the Fringe like a brick through a window. Known for its incredible synchronised routines, the…

Méli Mélo II

1 Aug 2007

To parody something, you have to know it inside out, which is why The Chicos Mambo are so good at what they do.

Moving Landscape

1 Aug 2007

In video clips on her website, Neel de Jong stands in an empty studio space.

Sorry, Love!

1 Aug 2007

The dance world is full of labels, styles and genres. But sometimes, pigeonholing just isn’t possible.

Spin Odyssey

1 Aug 2007

The winners of the 2006 Tap Water Award for Dance, Last For One, will be all over Edinburgh this year.

State of Matter

1 Aug 2007

When 2FaCeD DaNcE company first came to the Fringe in 2004, their young, energetic approach to breakdance won them a legion of fans.

Tap Olé

1 Aug 2007

The words ‘Spanish’ and ‘dance’ are most likely to conjure up visions of a twisting bolero or majestic sarabande.

Various Artists

Neon Nights

1 Aug 2007

n these heady days of nu rave saturation, when it is once again acceptable to be seen gurning while clutching a glo-stick, it’s easy to forget that there were indie-dance bands long before the NME reached for its big book of genres.