Double bill of dance in Greenwich: Amstatten by Robert Clark and Ordinary Courage by Theo Clinkard

By Erin Johnson, 26 February 2013

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Reviewed at Greenwich Dance: Borough Hall, London on 23 February 2013

Amstatten (Robert Clark)

Ordinary Courage (Theo Clinkard)

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Erin Johnson

Erin Johnson is a postgraduate student at London Contemporary Dance School, and an avid writer. She holds two bachelor degrees from the University of Washington, one in journalism and the other in dance.