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10 stories by "Róisín O'Brien"

Scottish Ballet: Cinders! review " zippy gender-swap ballet is a festive treat by Róisín O'Brien

Theatre Royal, GlasgowAudiences won't know until they arrive if their Cinders is male or female in Scottish Ballet's charmingly tweaked version This festive offering from Scottish Ballet com…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03am on December 14, 2023

Samsara review " a dancing duo to electrify your soul by Róisín O'Brien

Lyceum theatre, EdinburghHu Shenyuan and Aakash Odedra join forces to reimagine an ancient story as a spectacular spiritual quest The speed at which Hu Shenyuan's hands race across Aakash Od…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42pm on August 19, 2022

Runners review " the treadmill of time, made flesh by Róisín O'Brien

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe Cirk La Putyka troupe interact on and around a giant treadmill through dance, music, acrobatics and dialogue in a moving exploration of time Runners from Cirk La…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:07am on August 11, 2022

Boom review " powerful, humane circus collaboration by Róisín O'Brien

Underbelly, EdinburghTwo young Ukrainian companies share acrobatic skills and stories, taking in Gen Z life and the impact of war There's something special about Boom. In March 2022, young a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24am on August 7, 2022

Ballet Freedom review " slapstick, generic dance cabaret by Róisín O'Brien

Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghUnfortunately, the Ukrainian dance company's attempts to be sexy and interesting end up incoherent and crude There is plenty of sex at the fringe. Late-night burl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:12am on August 6, 2022

Scottish Ballet: The Scandal at Mayerling review " bold and brutal by Róisín O'Brien

Theatre Royal, GlasgowEmotional intensity and physically demanding choreography combine in this reworking of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet As a coffin is lowered into the ground by lamplight, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:42pm on April 14, 2022

Birmingham Royal Ballet's Don Quixote review " delusions and grandeur by Róisín O'Brien

The Lowry, SalfordElaborate sets and bejewelled dancers abound as Carlos Acosta brings Don Quixote and Sancho Panza's chivalrous adventure to the stage Why make a ballet of Don Quixote? To e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42am on March 6, 2022

Starstruck review " an opulent and fizzy Gene Kelly revival by Róisín O'Brien

Glasgow Theatre RoyalScottish Ballet make a post-pandemic return with a rousing version of Kelly's ballet about Greek gods in the south of France Sixty years ago, American dancer and choreog…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:32am on September 27, 2021

Rituel review " toddlers become teenagers in a captivating show by Róisín O'Brien

MultiStory, EdinburghLife moves fast in Matsena Productions' piece, which charts boyhood and the clumsiness of adolescence Perfectly suited to the new outdoor stage of MultiStory, Rituel, fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:32pm on August 16, 2021

The Antigone uprising: gilets jaunes and Catalan protests spark new myth by Róisín O'Brien

A new version of Sophocles' tragedy draws on the political turbulence in the home countries of its choreographer and performer 'I didn't recognise my own democracy. The Spanish state was rep…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:18pm on February 10, 2020
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