Wayne McGregor’s Entity

I was lucky enough to see Chroma from the front row of the stalls at the Royal Opera House and it totally blew me away. I couldn’t do a review… I was barely coherent. Edward Watson was stunning up close…. the choreography is just superb on the Royal Ballet dancers…. jibber jibber…. blown away.

So, what a shame that Entity was a total let down in its shadow. Or was it? As Webcowgirl says, other people thought it was genius. One of my non-dance friends was gripped by it, for the full hour. Me & her were bored from the start: whilst appreciating the quality of the production, the calibre of the dancers and the fantastic bodily vocabulary of McGregor, we just didn’t get into it at all.

Where does that leave our critical judgement? Can there be an objective opinion about a piece? Eeeek

Check out YouTube vid on Chroma:

Spring Loaded – Final Week – Preview on Londonist

I’ll be there for the closing night. Can’t wait to see Green Apples for the first time. And hanging out at the Place is always a pleasure.

Probe’s Magpie – clips on video

Check out Toni & Theo at work – clips from Magpie in an exclusive video on Article 19.  See them being funny and completely mental, respectively in extracts from “This” by New Art Club and “I feel funny today” by Yasmeen Godder. Article 19 hit the nail on the head too. Probe give you more. Catch them if you can.