Deborah Colker's Tatyana at the Barbican

By Kit Brown, 05 February 2013

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Reviewed at Barbican Theatre, London on 31 January 2013

Tatyana (Deborah Colker)

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Kit Brown

Kit, originally hailing from Northampton, now lives in London where he trains at the London Contemporary Dance School. With experience and interest in both Ballet and Contemporary Dance his main interests lie on the contemporary side of the art form.