Race to the Finnish
1 September 2001
The Finns, it seems, enjoy odd juxtapositions...
Dance reviews
Akram Khan: Fix, Rush
1 December 2000
A transfixing solo, and a first foray into group choreography by Akram Khan
Brownian Motion: a triple bill by Trisha Brown
5 November 2000
Waves and particles, lindyhop and a choreographed "oops"
Merce Cunningham’s Biped: where flesh meets form
14 October 2000
Rarely has the encounter between the animate and the animated been presented more lyrically than in Cunningham's Biped
Ballet Preljocaj’s Romeo and Juliet
11 October 2000
A Romeo and Juliet that loses the plot
Saburo Teshigawara: Flower Eyes
1 October 2000
The body as sensorium in a piece developed with vision-impaired dancers
Bahia Ballet
23 September 2000
A spiritual evocation, a marriage of minimalism with meaning, and a dark but empty heart - in a triple bill from Bahia Ballet
Lugar a dança
1 August 2000
Outdoor performances animate urban spaces in Lisbon
Javier de Frutos: Montana’s Winter
1 July 2000
There are tassles hiding his tackle; Javier de Frutos's face and heart also seem obscured
Into Finn Air
30 March 2000
Mobile phones, tortured souls, non-sequiturs, naturescapes and cat women from outer space - a window onto Finnish dance
