My overall impression
It was getting late and I was tired, but taking my friends’ lead I saw this show and I was not only woken up, but enthralled from the start. Forgive me for my lack of technical knowledge when it comes to contemporary dance, but from the opening performer’s first movements my attention was instantly caught. She captured the awkwardness of a young girl’s adolescence perfectly. The characterisation did not come across as caricature, (which sadly is often the case in others dance shows), but was approached with sensitivity, making the comedic aspects a pleasure to see: we are watching an actor as well as a talented dancer, which is a treat in itself to see. The choreography in the more dreamlike sections was beautiful and sexy with the more comic sections being fun, yet the dance was still beautiful to witness. They complimented each other showing the different sides of a female growing up in today’s media and image driven society. Overall, the choreography was stunning and the talent of the all the girls obvious. The dance movements were interesting, unexpected, sensual, engaging, all fitting the story, the characterisation and also its day-dream-like sections. I think the show would go down a treat in any festival and I wish all involved a huge success.