Rambert Dance Company at Sadlers Wells

Yesterday I was able to see the Rambert Dance Company performing at Sadlers Wells along with other volunteers who have helped with the "Rambert Moves" Project. There were three pieces, Labyrinth of Love, Dutiful Ducks and Sounddance.

Labyrinth of Love was a fascinating piece, choreographed by Marguerite Donlon, involving a number of dancers performing as woman performed several choral pieces about love. The stage includes a series of TV screens displaying images of fire, trees and a serpent, representing temptation, passion and lust. There were several funny moments, such as when a female dancer in a long white dress was lifted up into the air by another dancer. The flowing dress made the woman above look like a monster, and when the lower dance disapeared, the dress became that of a mermaid's tale. This piece was my favourite of the three.

Dutiful Ducks was a solo performance focusing on the dancer dancing rhythms of the bizarre poem of dutiful ducks by Charles Amirkhanian. It was short but amusing.

The final piece, Sounddance by Merce Cunningham, involved dancers in yellow tops dancing to strange electronic music. This was a very good dance, although the constant bombardment of strange sounds from different speakers across the room made it difficult to concentrate on the dancers performing.

I have never been to a contemporary dance show before and because of this I would very happy to go again.