Opera & Dance498 entries

Ockham's Razor - The Mill

Opens: 19/01/2010 Closes: 21/01/2010 Linbury Studio, ROH, London
The first full-length performance by this award-winning company is centred on a big wheel of wood and steel. The wheel, suspended in the air, gains momentum with every little gesture, creating a swirling motion. It is here captured by the artists, and turned into a mesmerising aerial show. For more information visit: http://www.mimefest.co.uk/ockhams_razor2010.html Buy: http://www.roh.org.uk/whatson/production.aspx?pid=11761 Watch:
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Guardian“The slapstick elements which overlay the piece are forced and clownish...” Sedgwick has opted for a restraint which, in the end, is more effective. There's no shortage of risk and split-second timing as they roll, spin and flail on the wheel, but it's the narrative line which carries you through...
 
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The Times“Where’s the shot of anarchy necessary to shake it — and us — up... ? ” There’s little room for facile skills and thrills here. But ambitious and commendable as The Mill is, it lacks the subversive daring, dangerous depths or comic highs that could ignite the basic dramatic premise and make it matter...
 
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this is london“It is a striking vision...” All are able circus performers (Stefano Di Renzo is especially good on the slack rope) but they struggle to convincingly sustain character, and they lack the insouciance that makes comedy effervesce...
 
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