TAP OLE Uniquely Spanish approach to tap dancing
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Since premiering in Chicago to rave rewews. lap Ole's innovations have included rnixmg tap With swmg, Latin rhythms. tango and even the anoient sand dance. ‘There is so much to develop With the tap and Spanish mixture that we'll keep creating in that direction for a long time.‘ says Alonst ‘l wull keep dancing With any musu: possible. using tap as a percussion instrument' (Allan Radcliffe)
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MAXIMUM CREW
Korean breakdance spectacular
In recent years. Korea has emerged as a hotbed of breakdance talent. And one of the company's most revered breakdance companies. Maxmmm Crew IS about to hit the Fringe like a brick thr0ugh a window. Known to: its incredible Synchronised routines. the company won the Best Performance Award at the 2006 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
But what IS it abOut KOrean breakdance that sets it apart.“ ‘I think we spend more time on training] Suggests Maxnnum Crew's David Yoon, ‘And because KOrea has Created a lot of good companies in recent years. :t's more competitive.”
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DRUTHERS
A perfect blend of dance and technology
Last year, Bristol-based company Precarious Dance proved that dance. physical theatre and technology can work together in perfect harmony. The company's dynamic Fringe show, Junction 8 used two performers and a plethora of video screens to create a range of disparate characters.
This year, they‘ve gone a step further, using six performers and even more technology, in a tale of one man‘s isolation. ‘He‘s a bit of a recluse and a loner,‘ says co-artistic director, Dan Shorten. ‘He doesn‘t venture out into the world and is afraid to go and experience the things that life has to offer.‘
The company’s love of technology isn't shared by everybody, of course, and Druthers is a response to those people who feel society is better off without it. ‘A lot of people talk about technology having a negative effect on communication and that it keeps people shut up in their rooms.‘ says Shorten. “But we feel that technology can really add to your voice. So we created a show about people, where technology is used to demonstrate the exciting things that you can do in life.‘
The main driving force behind Precarious, however. is accessibility. The company tries to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, from regular theatre-goers, to clubbers to film buffs. ‘We blend movement, text and video, and classical material with contemporary so that anybody can come,‘ says Shorten. ‘Somebody who has been going to the theatre for years will spot the Godot references, somebody else will recognise a piece of music from a nightclub, and somebody else will think that shot was similar to a certain film.’ (Kelly Apter)
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