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Theatre listings > Ketzal. - Tour & British Premiere. Company - Derevo (Russia) - Company Website. Cast - here . 2005 Tour Dates and Times - here . Seen to review at The Arches Glasgow on 17 April. Reviewer - Jay Dee. Communicates using a separate language. All day I have been struggling to find the words to describe Ketzal, the latest work by the physical theatre group Derevo, which had its UK premiere at The Arches in Glasgow this weekend. I don't usually find myself at a loss for words. What is it about this piece that has me struck dumb? It's not that I was stunned by it's brilliance into an awesome silence, although it is both brilliant and stunning. It's not that it employed such exciting theatrical devices that I have no frame of reference for them, although its use of the theatrical was quite the most exciting I have seen in a very long time. It is simply because the piece communicates with the viewer using a separate language and seems to demand a different response than the expected literate criticism. The piece is, in essence, a song of the body, at least that is how it is phrased in the show's publicity materials and I can find no better way to put it. There isn't really a recognisable story as much as there are explored relationships, both physical and emotional. The movement of the performers is at once naturalistic and seemingly spontaneous and also flowing with the precision which comes from months of rehearsal. It is a poetry which focuses on the shape and movement of the human body. What is most intriguing about this production is its respect for the viewer. The audience's gaze is not manipulated but guided by lighting and sound, both employed to startling effect - the viewer may choose where to look and so constantly discovers new characters and movements. The ballet of the body is allowed space and time to develop, allowing the audience space and time to respond and interpret as they will. This is a truly beautiful piece of theatre, one that I will remember forever tought it defeats descriptiont. Truth be told, such a visual and physical experience demands a physical response. See it, if you can. © Jay Dee 17 April 2005 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com News - For his Scottish Creative Award announced this month Glasgow based Russian exile, Eduard Bersudsky, will collaborate with Russian theatre company Devero Theatre Company to devise a performance entitled The Druid Clock where bodies of dancers interact with his kinetic sculptures, see this review of his amazing sculptures. Tour dates More may appear in future on their website. 16 & 17 April at Glasgow Tthe Arches website. 15, 16 July in Germany at Stadttheater, Festival "Schlosstage Idar Oberstein", Idar Oberstein. Theatre Editor, Thelma Good's e-mail is thelma@edinburghguide.com Although every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in these pages, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Theatre
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