Cyberjam

Synopsis

A fusion of music, dance and technology. Cyberjam explores the universal language of music with jazz, pop and the classics, translated into dimensions of shape and colour.

Our Review:

24 September 2003

If you want to see saxophonists and trumpeters playing their instruments while leaping on and off mini trampolines, Cyberjam is the show for you. Quite why anyone needs to see that, or musicians suspended mid-air in transparent baubles, is another question. This extremely polished but entirely pointless exercise in jazz muzak-making is quite accomplished in its way, but always bizarre, too, like a psychedelic dreamscape conjured by someone who's been on too many hard drugs.

But then the eager, energetic 36-strong cast of attractive young musicians and dancers (the latter strangely billed in the programme as "visual ensemble") look far too wholesome to have been near anything stronger than aspirin. You might, however, consider keeping a pack handy yourself, should the cacophony sometimes threaten to give you a headache. You might also want to pack sunglasses for protection against the frequently blinding stage lights, and earplugs against the din of the drum...

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USER: Whatsonstage.com (193.63.19.99) - 19 October 2003:

This was an action packed Marching band with Electricity, It was brilliant, a visul spectacular, all Music based. Beats watching An orchestra any day, a music fans must....

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