Sadler’s Wells, LondonInspired by the onstage intensity of Nina Simone, the centrepiece of this triple bill blurs real life and performance to spectacular effectWhat does it mean when dancers express emotion on stage? Do they bring real-life experiences to those highly choreographed moments when they’re leaping with ecstasy, racked by grief or, as in the climax of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, dancing themselves to death on behalf of a fearful, threatened community? These are some of the questions posed by Goat, the raw, funny and occasionally searing new piece of dance theatre that Ben Duke has made for Rambert. Related: ‘Dancers didn’t speak to Merce Cunningham like this!’: Ben Duke’s backstage Rambert diary Continue reading…
Via: Rambert review – Ben Duke's dance to the death is a searingly emotional joyride
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