First off, bravo Bradford for persevering with this work.
The management of the theatre is bound to look at a theatre half-empty. I saw a theatre half-full, with an audience willing to take a risk on contemporary dance.
The Dance Consortium has been working to bring this medium to British audiences since the turn of the century, and that this kind of work is seen outside London is fantastic.
Brazilian Deborah Colker is one of the world’s leading choreographers. Cruel, presented in two acts, is at times a fantastic beast and at others a thing of beauty.
The stunning images created with bodies in motion in the first act are breathtaking and, contrary to the image dance sometimes has, fantastically accessible.
