Roslyn Packer Theatre,Sydney
A lively satire of the pomposity of the dance world is well paired with a contemporary work that buys into all the cliches of contemporary dance – to mesmerising effectIn Cacti a live string quartet and 16 dancers perform to a sonorous orchestral soundtrack. Each moves on their own gleaming ivory tile: they laugh hysterically, pull manic faces, or weep in despair and strike dramatic poses like silly Greek statues.
Potted cacti are also wheeled out. Some are round and bulbous,others oversized and phallic, each plant held aloft with hushed respect as if a scarce artefact. A magnified voice, or reverberating on stage,asks: “What does it mean?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com