Festival DANCE
IT NEEDS HORSES & HOME FOR BROKEN TURNS Wayward look at feral and civilised behaviour
T he same wayward energy runs through both pieces of this double-bill, as dance company Lost Dog probes the things that make us civilised and turn us savage.
Home for Broken Turns takes place in a strange, almost pastoral landscape. From the sparse set, hint of a fence and sound of buses rolling past, we feel on the edge of something; a mirror for the people on the fringes of society who live here. Three feral women, one quiet loner and a skeleton inhabit this backyard, playing untamed, often bullying games with each other. Sometimes they try to catch the attention and sympathy of passers-by, begging and flirting monstrously. Other times they line up to kiss the skeleton’s bony hand before praying. But when feelings grow rough, they channel themselves into yanking trios and wild solos. Although it’s
sometimes hard to see where the piece is heading, by the end, hints have started to creep through, of humans turning to dance and ritual when there are no other structures to their world. It Needs Horses takes a brutal and comic look at two circus performers trying every trick in the book for approval. Desperate mugging, a panicked dance-off and ungainly acrobatics descend into violence and sex with tragicomic results. As Solène Weinachter turns a half-hearted burlesque into vulgar pornography, with Joan Clevillé pathetically holding out a hat for money, we are left wondering just how far people will debase themselves for the limelight. (Lucy Ribchester)
Zoo Southside, 662 6892, until 25 Aug, 11.40am, £12 (£10). ●●●●●
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HITLIST THE BEST DANCE EVENTS
✽ Don Quichotte du Trocadéro Jose Montalvo’s reworking of Don Quixote
brings over five different dance styles to the stage – all at the same time. See feature, page 111. Festival Theatre, 473 2000. 29–31 Aug, 7.30pm. £12–£30.
✽ LA Dance Project Benjamin Millepied’s
exciting new company presents three diverse contemporary works. See feature, page 92. Playhouse, 473 2000, 24–26 Aug, 7.30pm, £10–£30.
✽ Dilemma One of the most beautiful solos you’ll see all year, courtesy of Russian
dancer Olga Kosterina. See review, page 112. Hill Street Theatre, 226 6522, until 25 Aug, 1pm, £11.50–£13.50 (£9.50–£11.50).
✽ Parkin’Son Powerful father and son duet,
exploring the impact of Parkinson’s disease on their relationship. See review, page 112. Summerhall, 0845 874
3001, until 25 Aug (not 19), 6.05pm, £10 (£9).
✽ A Simple Space Australian circus troupe, Gravity and Other Myths makes its Fringe debut with this stripped back but impressive show. See review, page 112. Gilded Balloon, 622 6552, until 26 Aug (not 22), 1.30pm, £10–£11 (£9–£10).
✽ Bianco Step inside the NoFit State Circus
big top and prepare to be wowed at this five- star show. NoFit State Big Top, 0333 222 9000, until 26 Aug (not 20), 8pm (matinees 21, 24, 2.30pm), £18 (£16).
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