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Celtic bird movement
MATTHEW HAWKINS applauds two evocative new productions that have premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe before touring nationwide

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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