McOnie Company's Drunk

By Caitlin E McDonald, 09 February 2014

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Reviewed at Bridewell Theatre, London on 6 February 2014

Drunk (Drew McOnie)

The McOnie Company

Katy Lowenhoff, Dancer

Lucinda Lawrence, Dancer

Simon Hardwick, Dancer

Ashley Andrews, Dancer

Fela Lufadeju, Dancer

Anabel Kutay, Dancer

Gemma Sutton, Dancer

Drew McOnie’s Nutcracker sparkles with individuality at Tuff Nutt

Deborah Weiss, 4th November

McOnie's Nutcracker is a riot of non-stop fun, glitter, sheer pleasure and good dancing.

*****

Lust, silk and strangulation: A Florentine Tragedy

Charlotte Valori, 7th August

Zemlinsky's dark story of infidelity and murder, from Oscar Wilde's unfinished play, poses a significant musical challenge for both audience and director.

***11

Duel of duos from Opera in the City Festival

Charlotte Valori, 3rd August

Opera in the City puts two key short works side by side, both duos, to create an evening of contrasting voices in which mature, selfish passion quails before youthful promise.

****1

Royal Ballet School, School of American Ballet: the future is bright

Amanda Jennings, 18th June

An evening of outstanding dancing from the Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. It was a case of spotting tomorrow’s stars in a beautifully balanced programme.

*****

BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Graham Watts, 18th June

A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.

****1

Acosta Danza Yunior: fabulous dancers, uneven choreography

Deborah Weiss, 17th June

A welcome to Acosta Danza Yunior who have bags of potential. However, not all of the choreography engaged their talents sufficiently in this programme.

***11

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Caitlin E McDonald

Caitlin holds a PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter. She is the author of a book on her findings about the international belly dance community and has edited a collected volume of essays from scholars around the world on the same subject. You can follow her blog where she covers topics ranging from dance to data science.

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