EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
OVER its two-week run, Transform hosted groups from all over the world to provide their perspectives on some big global themes.
One is a perceived “crisis of masculinity” and different notions of it are touched upon in bYOB, a new piece from Britain’s 70/30 Split. It starts chillingly, with a man in black combat gear silently outstaring the audience.
But before long matters turns increasingly absurd. The cast of four variously go on to reference the Milk Tray Man, the rose petals in American Beauty and the giant teddy bears of Jeff Koons while reappropriating morris dancing, military training and slumber parties in what’s a humorous yet pointed piece exploring the need to belong and the dangers of this being misdirected.
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
WILL STONE enjoys a set by an artist too eclectic to be pigeonholed
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes



