REVIEWED: Sunny Side – at Leeds Playhouse on 12 June
Anna Holmes’ SUNNY SIDE, created in collaboration with Andy’s Man Club, is a production that lingers. Premiering at Leeds Playhouse, Northern Rascals’ blend of contemporary movement and poetic text tackles youth, masculinity and mental health with ambition, delivering moments of genuine brilliance alongside some frustrating inconsistencies. The trio of dancers – Soul Roberts, Ed Mitchell, […]
VERVE at Leeds Playhouse on 22 May: A Bold, Unapologetically Strange Triple Bill
VERVE, the Northern School of Contemporary Dance’s touring ensemble, returned to Leeds Playhouse with a triple bill that embraced risk, humour and unflinching physicality. Choreographers Luca Signoretti, Sattva Nguyen, and Bosmat Nossan presented three distinct works, moving between surrealism, emotional intensity and theatrical oddity. It was never dull. The night began with a short pre-show […]
McNicol Ballet Collective’s Here & Now: at Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre on 12 April
Andrew McNicol’s latest montage, Here & Now, marks the 5th anniversary of the McNicol Ballet Collective with a captivating programme of classical ballet and contemporary dance. The montage presented a collection of tales captured through fluid movement and a minimalist underscore. It is only fitting to begin this review with the performance that lingers both […]
