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Triple Bill.
- Autumn 2004 Tour - World Premieres.
Urbanik Sessions Vol.1
Choreographer/Composer - Paul Joseph.
Music Producer - Graeme Clark.
Compound.
Choreographer - Christine Devany.
Mixes - DJ Dolphin Boy.
Moonwalk on a Rainbow.
Coreographer - Allan Irvine.
Composer - Quee MacArthur.
Lighting Designer - Maria Bechaalani.
Dancers - Here.
Company - Freshmess www.freshmess.dk3.com
Tour Dates & Times - Here.
Seen at venue - Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 13 October 2004.
Run Time - 1 hrs 15 mins Including 15 min interval.
Reviewer - Georgina Merry.
Innovative ideas show potential..
Street styles and contemporary dance combine to make three different urban-orientated
pieces. The first piece in the trilogy entitled Urbanik Sessions Vol.1
demonstrates this new-dance recipe in a mish-mash of styles, beats and
rhythms. Four dancers do their “thing” in their own time to a voice -
who we can only assume is the choreographer – describing their movements.
The recording is then mixed-up with mellow electronic beats as the dancers
move about the stage playing with sound equipment. It’s a confused piece
without reason or continuity. It’s as though the dancers are having a
jam session of headphones and grooves.
The second piece, Compound is the “artsy” one. Two male dancers
in suits move with intensity to a culmination of music styles, piercing
beats and a female vocal recording. It explores the question – Where Do
You Come From? – demonstrated through sound, music
by DJ Dolphin Boy, and dance. It is an ambitious piece that occasionally
gets bogged down with being complex. But it is perhaps in this section
that some of the most impressive physical movements are shown and of all
the three pieces it has the most heart.
The mood lifts in the last piece Moonwalk on a Rainbow. It’s a
lot more fun and the music becomes funky and fresh. The dancers bop about
in an energetic fashion both collectively and individually.
Overall, there are some innovative ideas that each of the three different
choreographers try to create. But does it work as a stage piece? Perhaps
not as well as it could. The dancers are trained in different dance backgrounds
which means they don’t always appear comfortable changing from one style
to the next. With development this concept may work more fluidly. The
overall result isn’t particularly impressive but if you’re interested
in Hip-Hop and Funk Dance then you will most likely enjoy it.
© Georgina Merry 13 Oct 2004 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com .
Tour Dates for Triple Bill.
13 Oct at 7:30 Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh 0131 665 2240.
16 Oct at 8pm The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 0131 228 1404.
18 Oct at 7pm (onstage 7:30) The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 01224
642 230.
20 Oct at 8pm Eden Court, Inverness 0163 234 234.
23 Oct at 8pm Derby Dance Centre, Derby 013332 370 911.
26 Oct at 7:30 Lossiemouth High School, Moray 01343 815 299.
28 Oct at 7:30 Howden Park Centre, Livingston 01506 433 634.
2-3 Nov at 7:30 Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow 0141 287 9843.
Tour Ends.
Dancers for Triple Bill.
Choreographer/Dancer – Allan Irvine.
Dancer – Wallace Sulley.
Dancer – Jillian Thompson.
Dancer – Tony Mills.
Dancer – Claire Benson.
Dancer – Matt Foster.
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