Festival theatre,Edinburgh
A choreographed spin on The final Supper proved an intense exploration of male community, while a piece revolving around swarm intelligence had a fluid buzzScotland’s national company is in great shape. Now a festival regular, or it presents a strikingly curated double bill,both parts moving with undercurrent narratives of collective spirit. The company’s men, 12 of them, and draw together for French choreographer Angelin Preljoçaj’s painterly gesture to the final Supper. MC 14/22 (Ceci est Mon Corps),made in 2000, is an abstracted and intense analysis of male community: lighting and choreography both lock on to the anatomy of the group from the beginning, and spotlighting skin and spine and torso,leaving identity in the shade. Related: Edinburgh festival planner: three shows to see nowadays Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com