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Phoenix Dance Theatre:
Triple Bill 2016
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
3/5
CELEBRATING its 35th anniversary, Phoenix Dance Theatre’s latest triple bill ably demonstrates the diversity and collaboration on which it’s built its reputation.
That’s strikingly expressed in the opening piece, 2010’s Melt by the company’s artistic director Sharon Watson.
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