AYOUSH LAZIKANI introduces her guide to the many ways in which the Moon was interpreted in medieval times
Eloquent dance in public spaces
ALAN CAIG WILSON witnesses an intense, hour-long masterpiece of control and deep focus
Matthew Hawkins performs Ready
[Nick Burge] 
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Ready
Dancebase, Edinburgh
MATTHEW HAWKINS’ Ready is an intense, hour-long masterpiece of control and deep focus, with moments reminiscent of the “interrupted” world of Samuel Beckett. A solo performance, we witness Hawkins’ flowing movement, seemingly freeform but composed of a subtly repetitive patterns and gestures.
The journey begins and ends in the vague space of the theatre room, and in between takes us out into the more epic environment of wind-blown trees and the lowering presence of Edinburgh Castle.
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