Intertwine

★★
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Published 12 Aug 2010

An attempted montage of four dance pieces, Intertwine uses a variety of dance forms and choreographing techniques to experiment with how stories can be told through physical theatre. The adventurous pairing of Bach with Aphex Twin as the score for the first performance sets a brooding and promising tone, but unfortunately what follows is nowhere near as skilfully blended.

With overly repetitive movement and uncompelling choreography, none of these pieces has the clarity or fluidity of narrative that they aim for. The uncomfortably long pauses between each work, and the too-frequent imprecision of steps only exaggerate this overall sense of disconnectedness.