Americana
From: Monday, 18th October 2010
To: Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
Americana is inspired by the popular culture of America and draws on symbolism, icons and imagery to present an eclectic, stylish and humorous work. The piece looks at how American culture has seeped through almost the whole world, providing us with instantly recognisable images and signs - a celebration of diversity and imaginative design. As well as recognising the greatness and beauty of the USA we look at what lies behind the myth of the Great American Dream.
Our Review:
7 October 2010
In Americana, The Yorke Dance Project presents three short dance pieces inspired by the Land of the Free. Post Etiquette is an amusing morsel on manners; Home on the Range is a fairly rotten piece on American symbolism that lacks any real ideas. Cowboys? Line-dancing? Guns? Yellow Taxies? A list of the most obvious cultural references? Is this the best you can do?
By contrast the final piece, City Limittless, is a real gem. Loosely inspired by Kerouac, Ginsberg and the Beats, City Limitless is elegant, witty, emotional and smart. The spirit of rebellion and freedom is perfectly captured by Yorke-Edgell’s chorography, combining period moves with modern dance. Of all the performers, Caroline Lynn in particular is absolutely luminous between the black walls of the BT. The twisting free-association of Kerouac’s narration of On the Road and Ginsburg’s A Supermarket in California are present in the soundtrack and a film of slowly evolving landscapes shot by David McCormick prov...
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Scorpion Dance Theatre (Company)
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