Artiklar från 2008 – till idag
ZooNation is making a fine art form from hip hop: a story-line that chimes with contemporary issues is resolved to total satisfaction as the bad guy reforms, the cross-dressing is sorted and couples are paired up in partnership with music by DJ Walde and Josh Cohen, and a top quality design team.
Prince has put together a phenomenal dance show where hip hop virtuosity is taken to new creative lengths and the energy is sufficient to drive the national grid. There is a revisionist nod and a wink to Billy Wilder’s Some Like it Hot in the dormitory scene where the cross dressing/ undressing scene echoes the night on the train, but this show stands on its own feet, full of originality and humour.
Jo-Jo’s partner in their adventure into the male world is Kerri played by Bonner and they make an almost convincing moustachioed and suited couple.
Bonner with the looks and stature of Naomi Campbell, is not your stereotype street dancer but her lithe body is a combination of rubber and steel that makes the impossible seem standard.
The rest of the cast, an international mix of varied dance backgrounds certainly don’t disappoint and the finale where every dancer gets an individual showing had the audience roaring their delight.
Eve Mutso bookended the work opening and closing the action with her persuasive presence, but it was the men who bagged the best of the choreography in high flying moments that bristled with electricity. The women looked somewhat underpowered and I can’t help thinking that working on pointe would have given them the necessary edge. But despite the quibbles, it is a satisfying work and a welcome addition to the repertoire.
The company have just announced the appointment of Christopher Hampson as their new artistic director from September 2012. He will take over from Ashley Page who has led the company for the last nine years.
Against All Odds
In an outer London theatre Anjali Dance Company presented a double bill. This is a brave venture; a small company of dancers all with learning disabilities who have kept afloat for ten years against impossible odds.
Unexploded Stories gave the dancers a chance to express their alter egos, dreams and desires in eccentric solos while Fruit for Thought, choreographed by resident choreographer Aya Kobayashi is a bittersweet mix of horticulture and philosophy.
It is a gem; inventive, funny and a fine vehicle for the dancers.
Maggie Foyer
2 December 2011
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