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Ghost Dances
Rambert
Alhambra Theatre
Bradford
THE WHOOPS and whistles from the audience are more commonly associated with a Little Mix concert than a dance production. At their best, however, there’s something pleasingly populist about Rambert.
The troupe’s latest mixed programme features two crowd-pleasers, the first of which is Itzik Galili’s A Linha Curva.
A joyful burst of samba, its coloured lights form a grid around which the 26 performers move.
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