This production is a real fusion of different traditions and art forms. Bringing together the choreographic skills of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, the martial arts expertise of the Shaolin Monks, the visual art of Antony Gormley and live music created by Szymon Brzoska, it is a thorough mixing pot.

And out of this mixing bowl is born a production full of beauty and lyricism but also a show which is a little frustrating.

At its best we are thrilled by the amazing athletic feats of the monks as they leap and whirl in a dexterous performance of martial arts which are forceful but also balletic in their grace. Some of the moves (I am giving nothing away here) evoke awed responses from an audience who cannot quite believe how calmly and easily these guys can take the shocks.

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