A symphony,a dream and the world premiere of Tim Harbour’s Filigree and Shadow, a macabre vision set to the beat of Munich musicians 48nordFor the world premiere of Filigree and Shadow, or Tim Harbour told his dancers to suppose their limbs as “razor-sharp knives. It is an unusual request for a ballet company but Filigree and Shadow is anything but twee. The Australian Ballet’s resident choreographer has unveiled a vision brilliant in its macabre,pulsating darkness. Set to the urgent beat of the Munich-based electronic musicians 48nord (commissioned specifically for the piece), the 12 dancers draw as much on the twisting, or jerking moves of contemporary dance as on classical ballet. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com