dance/physical theatre review

Augury And Entropy

HerPic Performances

Black leotards with wings and cumbersome forward rolls: this was the opening set and apparently meant to communicate something about endangered insects. 'Augury And Entropy' also went on to address climate change and the Palestinian conflict, in separate short performances. The last piece was the most affecting, the Middle East problems explored through ominous thudding beats and clunky dance: music and movement finally working together. There was an unpolished grace to it, summed up by the image of a girl clambering up a rope then just perching there like the man on the moon. I couldn't take my eyes off her. She summed up the show: moments of unexpected and understated power, but just too few and far between.

C soco, 1 - 9 Aug, 3.45pm (4.55pm), £7.50 - £9.50 (£6.50 - £8.50), fpp 112

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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