Rambert’s diverse repertoire, as showcased in these three very different pieces, is part of its enduring appeal.
Frames uses construction – as in actual metal pole hardware – as an integral part of the movement. Beginning as a discordant arrangement (beautifully played out through the atonal orchestra music) it comes together through clever framing and focal lighting to a visual connecting architectural climax.
The Strange Charm Of Mother Nature (choreographed by Rambert’s artistic director Mark Baldwin) takes inspiration from the Hadron Collider, emerging into life like spring slowly shaking off its dormant winter shackles. The dancers – in shimmering hues of cream, red and black – sparkle and captivate, energizing one another through intimate movements that weave in and around each other playfully intertwining in a sensual way that validates and celebrates new life.
Rooster provides the crowd-pleasing finale, a romp through a selection of the Rolling Stones’ better-known hits with a vitality that screams youth. The audience is hard pressed to know where to look in terms of visual gratification as a good natured battle of the sexes plays out through teasing, provocative vignettes – the cocksure strutting alpha males outplayed by the sardonic fairer sex who you feel invariably get the upper hand.
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