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Huff Puff and Away
- Tour & World Premiere.
Director - Claire Pençak.
Choreographer - Claire Pençak..
Designer - Brian Hartley.
Songs and Lyrics - Rory McLeod, who also performs them.
Lighting Designer - Grahame Gardner.
Company - Tabula Rasa Dance Company in Association with Brunton
Theatre Musselburgh..
Dancers - here .
Tour Dates and Times - here
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Seen to review at Brunton Theatre Musselburgh on 10 October 2004.
Run Time - 50 mins no Interval .
Reviewer - Thelma Good .
Some captivating sequences.
Huff Puff and Away- Tabula RasaDance Co Production.
Tara Hodgson.
© Graham Clark 2004.
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Huff, Puff and Away is designed for three to six year olds, and while
it won't aways blow them away there are some captivating sequences.
The two dancers, Michael Scott and the engaging Tara Hodgson are accompanied
by Rory McLeod as they play in the clouds, find red feathers and get swept
around by the wind. His style is strongly reminescent of the hippy musicians
of the sixties, mainly playing guitar and singing his simple songs. Fortunately
he varies the instruments and the tempo, there are gorgeous Andean pipes
and foot tapping hoe-down music but his poems lacks the
zing and fun that would really appeal to this age group.
Brian Hartley's set has some effective elements as does Crawford Mackenzie's
costume for Hodgson - the balloon skirt. The costume for McLeod, a drab
raincoat with added bright arrows, coupled with a multi-coloured John
Lennon style hat shading his face, might have worked when we still thought
all janitors were jolly.
There's no overall story to this over long offering from Tabula Rasa and
while there's some well choreographed moments, its unfinished, fragmentary
feel means it fails to fly.
© Thelma Good 10 October 2004. - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
Further info including links to EdinburghGuide reviews - Tabula
Rasa Dance Company is an Edinburgh-based company founded by dancer/choreographer
Claire Pençak in 1999. Past productions include One Crowded Hour
(2001), The
Birdcatcher (2002), Vis a Vis (2003) and
The Bright-Eyed Mariner (2004).
Dancers - Tara Hodgson and Michael Scott.
Music and songs performed by Rory McLeod.
Tabula Rasa Dance Company is an Edinburgh-based company founded by dancer/choreographer
Claire Pençak in 1999. Past productions include One Crowded Hour
(2001), The Birdcatcher (2002), Vis a Vis (2003) and The Bright-Eyed Mariner
(2004).
Tour Details of Tabula Rasa Dance Company's production
of Huff Puff and Away.
Tour begins
9 Oct at 11am & 2pm Musselburgh: Brunton Theatre 0131 665 2240.
12 Oct at 1.30pm Livingston: Howden Park Centre 01506 433 634.
13 Oct at 3pm Dunkeld: Birnam Institute 01350 727 674.
14 Oct at 3pm Drumnadrochit: Glen Urquhart High School 01463 724 261.
15 Oct at 3pm Inverness: Culduthel Hall 01463 724 261.
16 Oct at 4pm Kinlochbervie: Kinlochbervie Village Hall 01971 521 755.
19 Oct at 2pm Stranraer: Ryan Centre 01776 703 535.
22 Oct at 11.45am & 2.15pm Derby: Derby Dance - 01332 370 911.
23 Oct at 2pm London E1: Half Moon Young People's Theatre 0207 709 8900.
24 Oct at 2pm London TW8: Watermans Arts Centre 0208 232 1010.
25 Oct at 2pm, 26 & 27 at 11am & 2pm, 28 Oct at 11am London W6:
Lyric Hammersmith - 08700 500 511.
30 Oct at 11am & 2pm & 31 at 11am & 3pm Stirling: Macrobert
01786 466 666.
2 Nov at 11am & 1pm & 3 at 11am Glasgow: Gilmorehill G12 - (Inspiration
Festival) 0141 330 5522.
4 Nov at 1pm Mallaig: Mallaig and Morar Community Centre 01687 460 039.
6 Nov at 2.30pm Ardrishaig: Mid Argyll Arts Association Tickets available
on the door.
Tour ends.
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