Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight 4****

Journey of Flight is an immersive 50-minute dance performance that carries the audience on a graceful and moving passage through the skies. Created in Shetland and inspired by the migration of birds, it weaves together mesmerising choreography, evocative live music … Read More

FLIP Fabrique: Six 4****

The Canadian troupe FLIP Fabrique deliver a dazzling acrobatic comedy that fuses jaw-dropping skill with playful storytelling.

Five strangers are drawn to an abandoned forest house by a cryptic invitation. The show opens with a lone guest arriving during a … Read More

The Nose Dive Assembly – 3.5 stars

In The Nose Dive Assembly, we meet Pierrot, a distracted mistress of ceremonies. She is meant to be running the show but can’t focus – this is how the blurb for the show starts; however, this feels a lot … Read More

The Genesis – 5*****

The Genesis fills the Main Hall at Assembly Hall with a world made from bodies, trust, and music. Copenhagen Collective brings 17 international artists for an hour of contemporary circus that grows from an empty stage. The idea is simple and strong: … Read More

Ta-Bamm!!! Tap Dance and Marimba – 5*****

This wordless Swiss duet, Wooden Impact, pairs Daniel Borak (tap dance, amongst other things) with Manuel Leuenberger (marimba, amongst other things) for a sleek, inventive hour where music and movement are equal leads, and yes, it features the only … Read More

Elements – 4.5****

We enter to find five young dancers already moving, as if the elements are waking before the lights go down. Elements trace air, water, fire and earth through bodies, light and a long silk that first reads as breeze or … Read More

Sophie’s Surprise 29th 5*****

I genuinely love this show, it’s been on my review list since it debuted and each year it just gets better and better.

Think Cirque du Soleil meets Brixton!  It’s the best party you’ll ever go to, Sophie gets plucked … Read More

Small Town Boys 5*****

Small Town Boys, produced by Shaper/Caper, is a vibrant, high-energy production that transforms the atmosphere of a 1980s queer nightclub into a powerful exploration of queer history, resilience, and the unbreakable strength of community.

In an electrifying blend of dance, … Read More

DOUBLE TAKE – 4****

This is a vibrant double bill at Dance Base that sees the coming together of different generations performing in this intriguing hour of speed, symmetry and reflection. We open with Lothian Youth Dance Company (LYDC), Dance Base’s in-house company for young … Read More

By a Thread – 5*****

Using just one rope to accomplish a simply incredible range of physical feats, By A Thread is a light-hearted yet at times intimate take on circus performance. From skilfully spinning through the air to tightrope-style walks and gravity-defying holds, the … Read More