Dance, Issue 695
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Cirque du Soleil take Alegria on UK tour
26 Mar 2012
Mix of acrobatics, dance and music explores carnival themes
Expect a heady mix of high-energy acrobatics, dance and music when Cirque du Soleil return north of the border this month. Alegria, Spanish for ‘joy’, has been delighting audiences across the globe for 17 years, as artistic director Bruno Darmagnac…
StreetDance 2
2 Apr 2012
A sequel of so-so dances, hackneyed plotting and wooden performances
(PG) 85mins The ‘kids dancing their way out of the ghetto’ trope has been a staple of cinema since the 1950s but taking inspiration from recent US products like Step Up and Stomp the Yard, StreetDance 3D inexplicably became the UK’s most popular…
Scottish Ballet tackle A Streetcar Named Desire
21 Mar 2012
Behind the scenes at new ballet based on Tennessee Williams play
Stanley Kowalski eases his muscles in around the thin body of the woman who will become his wife. Flirting with her, he pulls her handbag from her lap, wears it on one casually extended foot, a powerful, teasing predator. Behind her eyes, a light…
Kith/Kin dance double bill from Company Chameleon
21 Mar 2012
Pieces explore journey to adulthood, friendship and bravery
The recent departure of Janet Smith from Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) highlighted not just her achievements over the past 15 years, but the alumni she helped foster. Two such dancers are Kevin Turner and Anthony Missen, both of whom had a compelling…
Tightrope dance piece fosters re-evaluation of who can and cannot dance
21 Mar 2012
Indepen-dance reworking of AMICI show follows ageing circus troupe
Down on its luck, an ageing circus troupe sticks together in an attempt to survive. On paper, Tightrope’s storyline doesn’t sound like much fun, but in reality the work has been lauded for its wit and poignancy. The show was originally created for…
