dance/physical theatre review

Whirl

Nimblelimbs And Friends

It felt a little bit funny to be sitting in the dark room of a pub, surrounded by lots of mothers with small talkative children, and watching a collage of expressive dance in the middle of the afternoon. The show was advertised as just the longer number 'Whirl', but the first half actually consisted of several shorter solos danced to separate, very different pieces of music. Unfortunately, this approach came across as rather fragmented and prevented the show from getting going. It improved marginally in the second half with the synchronised performance of the main work – which was a fluid, visually interesting piece which demonstrated some original choreography – but it wasn't enough to lift my spirits. In the main, as hard as this show tried, 'Whirl' as a whole failed to engage.

The Brunswick, 16 - 17 May, 4:00pm, £6.00 (£4.00), fpp 26

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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