Produced by Vilma Pitrinaite Review by Marina Funcasta Assembly @ Dance Base ★★★★ For such a short show, this seriously packed a punch. From the sound, to the movement, to the breath work, Vilma Pitrinaite attacks her work with a ferocity which is hard to capture with mediums that aren’t as tangible as the body. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – When You’re Alone In Your Forest Always Remember You’re Not Alone
Produced by Dance Consortium Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ Canada’s leading dance company, Ballet British Columbia, has been touring two pieces, Frontier and Passing, choreographed by Crystal Pite and Johan Inger, respectively. Though critics have seemed to strongly prefer one over the other, I can certainly say that both pieces were far-reaching and spoke to … Continue reading Review: Ballet BC – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/mpvd4WMHgF0 Vedere Te (1322) by Noemi Piva (Italy)Q-Fforia by Oran Longmuir (Scotland) & Angharad Jones (Wales)Meohadim by Jacob Gomez (Spain)I Can See Us by Daniel Lukehurst (England) Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ As far as popular culture is concerned, contemporary dance struggles to detach itself from the likes of Maddie Ziegler and Sia; derelict spaces filled with grey mist … Continue reading Review: Innovations Contemporary Dance Platform – The Studio, Edinburgh
Choreography from Cayetano Soto, Sophie Laplane, Peter Darrell, and Madeline Squire Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £14.50 ★★★★★ In his welcome in tonight’s programme, Artistic Director Christopher Hampson sums up Scottish Ballet’s repertoire as “bold new work, charged contemporary and iconic classical”. For two nights only, Scottish Ballet is at The Beacon in Greenock, … Continue reading Review: Scottish Ballet at The Beacon – Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
https://youtu.be/G76ezrzIiPU Choreographed by Giovanni Zazzera Review by Marina Funcasta CARTS - Studio: Tickets ★★★★★ As a former performer myself, I was initially struck by the directness of Alexandre Lipaux’s facial expressions while watching Negare. Singling out members of the audience, Negare is definitely not the type of show one enters and hopes to hide behind … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Negare
Produced by JC Movement Production / Jill Crovisier / Luxembourg Selection Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall - Techcube 0 : Tickets ★★★ Jill Crovisier’s performance in The Hidden Garden demonstrates a high level of technical skill and meticulous attention to detail. Her portrayal of the garden, with its subtle interactions and rich symbolism, reflects a … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Hidden Garden
https://youtu.be/FKd4iXJcUpY Hosted by Alba Flamenca Review by Marina Funcasta Alba Flamenca: Tickets ★★★★★ Referring to their show as a “flamenco fiesta”, Alba flamenco could not be closer to the truth. A party in every sense of the word, the collective filled the intimate room with effervescence. On the edge of our seats, looking around, it … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Flamenco Fiesta
Choreographed by Rani Khanam Composed by Rushil Ranjan Review by Dominic Corr The Lyceum Theatre: Tickets ★★★★★ Elemental: Aakash Odedra manipulates the very fabric of our being at times - in the most persuasive of manners on a stage perpetually rippling with drama. To forge fire, earth, and water in dance is something audiences may … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – Songs of the Bulbul, The Lyceum Theatre
Written by Nick Hern, Adapted from George Orwell Directed by Sofia Barysevich Review by Eve Nugent Summerhall - Old Lab: Tickets ★★★★★ ‘War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength’. One of the most remarkable quotes from Orwell’s seminal classic 1984 is ominously projected onto the stage’s backdrop as the audience arrives; a tone of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 1984
Created by Compagnia Baccalà in association with Underbelly Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly Goerge Square - Underbelly: Tickets ★★★★ Labelled as a ‘wordless’ performance, Compagnia Baccalà’s ‘Oh Oh’ might initially appear daunting, especially to a Gen Z scroller in the audience who exclusively looks for instant gratification. Equally challenging, this new show aims to fill … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Oh Oh
