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Rambert Dance Company - Seven for a Secret Never to be Told/Elysian Fields/Roses

Theatre Royal, Brighton
From: Wednesday, 28th March 2012
To: Saturday, 31 March 2012

Our Review: starstarstarstar

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Synopsis

Britain's biggest and most exciting touring dance company who often tour two programmes at a time. Dancing to a mixture of musical styles they provide enormously watchable evenings.

Our Review: starstarstarstar

Paul Lucas-Scott - 28 March 2012

It may be celebrating reaching the ripe old age of 85, but the Rambert Dance Company is as fresh and vibrant in 2012 as it has always been. Presenting a triple bill which includes the title piece of Seven for a Secret, plus a varying combination from the current repertoire, the company do exactly what it does best –presenting challenging contemporary dance in the most accessible way.

The first piece is Roses, in which five male and five female dancers couple up, with each couple taking turns to hold centre stage while the remaining pairs stand motionless behind. The movements, originally choreographed by Paul Taylor and now reconstructed by Richard Chen See, are intricate and represent all too well the complexities of modern relationships.

Half-way through the piece a sixth couple is introduced. Their white costumes are a stark contrast to the black and grey garb of the other couples, and they seem to symbolise a less complicated and more serene pa...

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