dance/physical theatre review

HaHa

Laurie Booth

It's official - size does matter. Well, in terms of performance lengths at least, and 'HaHa' lasted far longer than it should; ten minutes may have been powerful, fifty minutes equalled painful. Set to a clichéd soundtrack, all heartbeats and slamming doors, choreographer Laurie Booth moved silently about the space. Interesting moments, like when Booth sort-of climbed the wall, were overshadowed by the overall repetitiveness of the piece which consisted of lots of walking and spinning around, neither of which are specialist skills, and which quickly became tedious. Interruptions caused by Booth adjusting the lights or computer made it even harder to stay absorbed. It wasn't that 'HaHa' was too 'out there', I just felt as if I had seen it all before, causing the repetition and prolonged length to seem self-indulgent.

Brighton Natural Health Centre, 17 May, 9:00pm, £8.00 (£6.00), fpp 24

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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