Richard Alston Dance Company - The Devil in the Detail/Shimmer/Madcap
From: Tuesday, 19th March 2013
To: Tuesday, 19 March 2013
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Synopsis
Contemporary dance. Richard Alston, Artistic Director of The Place, the UK's leading centre for contemporary dance, is internationally recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring choreographers in British dance.
Our Review:
20 March 2013
With typical style and verve The Richard Alston Dance Company offer a programme full of surprises and contrasts.
The Devil in the Detail is meticulously constructed to move the Ragtime tunes of Scott Joplin from smoky speakeasies to a sun dappled British summer. Peter Todd dresses the cast as if they have just left a production of Salad Days albeit in such a hurry they forget their shoes.
Richard Alston’s choreography develops the shrugs and arm movements familiar from the original dances into a light and carefree sequence incorporating solos, duos and the full ten-member company. This is a joyous dance of courtship and companionship as any elements of confrontation or combat are obviously just foreplay to friendship.
Shimmer, again choreographed by Alston, is a complete contrast. Julien Macdonald’s startlingly revealing (and shiny – Swarovski crystals glisten on the fabric) body stockings cling like cobwe...
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