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Random Dance ignites atomic blast
Peter Lindley reviews Atomos at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London EC1/Touring
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes an engaging and nourishing account of the queer subculture that flourished in London between WWII and partial decriminalisation
RON JACOBS welcomes the political lessons for today, about organisation and withdrawal from conflict, made by an erudite and conversational biography
4/5
Atomos is the latest work from leading contemporary choreographer Wayne McGregor and, as you’d expect from its title, it’s an exploration of the atomic by the ever-absorbing and technically flawless Random Dance company.
McGregor’s choreography draws on the inner reserves of the 10 dancers in this extraordinary feat of physical endurance. Their dynamic geometric configurations, representing the clashing force fields of mind and body, electrify.
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