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

The Trocks at Sadler’s Wells: uproariously entertaining

Graham Watts, 5th May

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

****1

Parsons Dance brings the fun to modern at the Joyce Theater

Ivy Lin, 1st May

Six works, including two world premieres, made up the latest program from Parsons Dance. Thoroughly joyful, the audience were sent home buzzing.

*****

The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré

Mark Vicente, 30th April

Dutch National Ballet give an exemplary account of a quadruple bill comprised of the late Hans van Manen’s works. It’s a wonderful tribute to the great master choreographer.

*****

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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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