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InvAsian Festival: ID

HuRuNunMul

Stood in a cardboard box as if in a prison cell, and holding a torch; this is not the type of auditorium audiences are used to. Lasting just under half an hour, this contemporary dance piece is intended to capture the isolation faced when these Korean artists entered the UK, and an effective unified bond is created between the audience and the stage as the soloist also emerges from a cardboard box. The dancer's solo is stunning, expressing the loneliness and alienation faced when entering a British airport, her style smooth, tranquil and flowing as she expresses her struggles with her identity. A thought provoking piece, but one which left me wondering why we had to hold a torch for half an hour.

clubWEST@Quincentenary Hall, 3 - 25 Aug , 10.00am (11.00am) , £5.50 (£4.50), fpp 127

tw rating: 3/5

published: Aug-2008

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