Drew McOnie’s Drunk at London’s Bridewell Theatre is a lively exploration of alcohol’s influence on romantic encounters. We begin, appropriately enough, in “Happy Hour.” Each of the performers arrives on a stage made up as a crowded bar and meets their particular poison, experiencing its unexpected, humorous, sensuous, and sometimes frightening effects on the body: Martini (Daniel … Continue reading
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The Dance of Moore & Wright: Technological Progress in XBox Dance Games
Last year I wrote a piece analysing the successes and failures of a popular XBox 360 dance game that I dubbed “XBox Dance Like that Uncle at the Wedding.” (It was actually Dance Central 3, for the curious.) In accordance with the Moore and Wright laws approximating the progress of technology (recently statistically validated by … Continue reading
The Memorable Ne M’Oublie Pas
Often the simplest theatrical devices are the most effective. The standout moment of Compagnie Philippe Genty’s Ne M’Oublie Pas (Forget Me Not) is a dancer whirling joyfully in circles, controlling a piece of billowing black fabric with a long pole. Yet this device is more complex than it seems at first sight: the fabric can … Continue reading
The Memorable Ne M’Oublie Pas
Often the simplest theatrical devices are the most effective. The standout moment of Compagnie Philippe Genty’s Ne M’Oublie Pas (Forget Me Not) is a dancer whirling joyfully in circles, controlling a piece of billowing black fabric with a long pole. Yet this device is more complex than it seems at first sight: the fabric can … Continue reading
Beautiful Nightmare: review of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty for Quite Irregular.
Jem Bloomfield offered me the chance to present some thoughts for the Quite Irregular blog on Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty which aired recently on the BBC. I’m not sure what he thought he was in for, but I presented him with this: So to begin: once upon a time[1], a sad king and queen couldn’t … Continue reading
Invitations: Latin Late at the Horniman Museum
Latin Late at the Horniman Museum. I had to go just because of the name, right? The Horniman Museum is a fascinating little jewel tucked away in Forest Hill. I’d often thought about going but not as yet made the effort. Fortunately a friend spotted the Latin Late for Friday night, an event which promised … Continue reading
Top of the Class: The Other School at St. James Theatre
Repost: with One Stop Arts closing, I migrated this review here. Thoughtful, boisterous and poignant, The Other School is an enjoyable collaboration between National Youth Music Theatre, Dougal Irvine and Dominic Marsh at the St. James Theatre. I expected The Other School to be a zany horror-comedy-musical about two students, Polly and Kester Parish, getting caught … Continue reading
Top of the Class: The Other School at St. James Theatre
Repost: with One Stop Arts closing, I migrated this review here. Thoughtful, boisterous and poignant, The Other School is an enjoyable collaboration between National Youth Music Theatre, Dougal Irvine and Dominic Marsh at the St. James Theatre. I expected The Other School to be a zany horror-comedy-musical about two students, Polly and Kester Parish, getting caught … Continue reading
Publication of “Belly Dance Around the World”
I am so pleased and proud to announce that the volume I have been co-editing, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity, has just been published by McFarland press! My parents forwarded this photo of my author copies–they arrived at their house in the US a few days ago, along with a … Continue reading
Doing the Robot: Dancing with Xbox
So last night I went around to my friends’ house and we all played this game I’m pretty sure is called ‘Xbox Dance Like That Uncle at the Wedding’. Now, I always score really low at XDLTUW, which usually elicits extra laughter because I have a PhD in that sort of thing. And I might … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 