SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
Celtic bird movement
MATTHEW HAWKINS applauds two evocative new productions that have premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe before touring nationwide
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
New releases from The Jim Mullen Quartet, Caroline Kraabel/John Edwards, and Matthew Muneses/Riza Printup
The Flock and Moving Cloud
Scottish Dance Theatre, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh
IN a festival strewn with autobiography and confessional stand-up, it’s arresting to witness the facial neutrality of a dance troupe bent on conveying the ideas of an objective author.
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