I recently attended Union Dance’s production Sensing Change which is a mix of digital arts, heart pumping music and dazzling contemporary dance.
I personally hail from the b-boy breakdancing days (old school cardboard and sore heads) and what moved on the stage at Richmond Theatre draws from a fascinating mixture of hip-hop, jazz, martial arts, asian and afro-caribbean contemporary dance. It was really interesting to see some moves similar to my own (although performed at a much grander scale) put into routines which oozed class.
The music was amazing and at times I felt like I was in a nightclub being entertained by out of the ordinary dancers.
The eight performers on stage put on a superb show, gluing my eyes to them throughout the evening. They were all fit as a fiddle and obviously all train an enormous amount – it wasn’t unusual during the performance to see a female pick up a male off from the floor.
If you are interested in contemporary dance then this show is great value and you won’t be disappointed.
Union Dance – Sensing Change:
Tuesday 4 April 8.00pm
NOTTINGHAM Lakeside Arts Centre
0115 846 7777
www.lakesidearts.org.uk
Wednesday 26 April 7.30pm
NEWBURY Corn Exchange
01635 522733
?10, ?8, ?6.50
www.cornexchangenew.com
Wednesday 10 May 7.30pm
HATFIELD University of Hertfordshire
01707 281127
?12, conc ?10, stu & children ?5
www.herts.ac.uk/uharts
Tuesday 23 May 8.00pm
LONDON Millfield Theatre, Edmonton
020 8807 6680
?12, conc ?10
www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
Friday 26 May 7.30pm
HUDDERSFIELD Lawrence Batley Theatre
01484 430528
?10, conc ?8
www.lawrencebatleytheatre.co.uk
