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Theatre listings > IN FACT YOU CAN... Choreographer – Michael Popper. Costume/Props Designer - Linda Rowell. Lighting Designer - Tim Skelly. Set designer - Michael Popper. Music - Cab Calloway, Galles, Lou Reed(Walk on the Wild Side), Saint-Saens, Arturo Sandoval (Mambo Caliente), Schubert, Trenet, Whiting. LUXURIA. Choreographer – Liv Lorent. Costume Designer: Paul Shriek. Lighting Designer: Tim Skelly. Music- Vassilis Tsabropoulos - Prayer. Max Richter - November & Jans Notebook & Last Days. Valentin Silvestrov - Postludium No. 3.Calexico - Muleta.Jaques Morelenbaum & Antonio Pinto, Central Station. Dancers - here . Company – Scottish Dance Theatre./home Ballet – Company Website. Tour Details - Here. Run Time – 1 hours and 45 minutes. One interval. Seen to Review at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 4 May 2005. Reviewer Vivien Devlin. Dynamic and versatile. The two contrasting works in the Spring 2005 programme certainly exemplify the diverse performance, acting and dance skills of this small yet dynamic and versatile company. The full title of Michael Popper’s work is “In fact you can keep a good dog down, but the dog – not knowing this – will keep trying to get up.” But you can forget this as it doesn’t really explain the narrative – although a dog-like character does appear. First off, this is a not dance, in the conventional sense. This is a blend of physical theatre, farce, drama, movement and musical sequences. On a bare stage are three freestanding doors. Through one walks an airline steward who addresses the audience as if we are passengers on an aircraft. The full safety procedure begins – exits, mobile phones, dimming of lights. All very clever but this is a comedy sketch – where is the dancing? The aircraft scenario evolves into demonstrations of how to keep healthy on a long flight. It’s all rather reminiscent of Monty Python involving bizarre jumping, somersaults and silly walks. The work is described as about exploring issues of “fragility and desire”. The theme of love and attraction runs through dramatised scenes about answering Lonely Heart advertisements. One friendly chap likes to be treated like a dog. Another is a fish- tailed merman. In a colourful sketch depicting the art of seduction, there are moments of delightfully neat ensemble dancing but more akin to a chorus line in a musical. All in all, this is a lighthearted zany comedy with a fine selection of popular jazzy tunes. It may not be dance but it certainly appealed to a large crowd in the stalls who were laughing uproariously throughout.
Led by the slow motion pace and delicate tone of the music, the girls don’t simply dance the part, but tangibly dramatise alter ego sexy women, whose movements tease, tempt and control the men. The subtext is dark and menacing which gradually develops into a beautiful, sensual, mesmerising vision. Full marks to Liv Lorent for a unique imaginative creation, Paul Shriek for fabulous costumes and Tim Skelly for subtle, soft lighting. ©Vivien Devlin, 4 May, 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com Dancers - In fact you can – Baptiste Bourgougnon, Toby Fitzgibbons, Ruth Janssen, James MacGillivray, Riccardo Meneghini, Gemma Nixon, Victoria Roberts, Philippa White Luxuria -Baptiste Bourgougnon, Toby Fitzgibbons, Ruth Janssen, Alan Lambie, James MacGillivray, Riccardo Meneghini, Gemma Nixon, Victoria Roberts, Holly Warren, Philippa White. Tour Details of Scottish Dance Theatre's Spring 2005 tour. Tour begins 3 - 5 March at 8pm Dundee Rep 01382 223 530. 15 & 16 March at 8pm St Helier Jersey Arts Centre 01534 700 444. 19 March at 7:30pm Durham Gala Theatre 0191 3324041. 23 March CANCELLED Falkirk Town Hall 01324 506 850. 15 April at 7:30pm Keswick Theatre by the Lake 01768 774411. 20 - 23 April at 8pm London Robin Howard Dance Theatre 0207 387 0031. 26 April at 7:30pm Winchester Theatre Royal 01962 840 440. 28 April at 7:30pm Mold Clwyd Theatr Cymru 0845 330 3565. 4 May at 7:30pm Edinburgh Festival Theatre 0131 529 6000. 6 May at 8pm Glenrothes Rothes Halls 01592 611101. 10 May at 7pm Galashiels Volunteer Hall 01721 725777. Tour Ends.
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