Yet again dance shows it has the power to communicate with us in a way that theatre so often fails,…
Nightmare Scenario, Operasonic, Riverfront, Newport
October 8, 2017Operasonic’s new project Nightmare Scenario revolves around an imaginary war and the consequences of decisions that have to be made, including by the…
Rhian Hutchings: It’s not a Nightmare Scenario – really!! Operasonic
October 2, 2017When I launched Operasonic in 2015, one of the things I knew I wanted to do was create an adventure…
OTUS, Company Oliveira & Bachtler, Riverfront, Newport
December 5, 2016A stream of sawdust drops from above, straight and true like an Angel Falls. The woody taste is on my…
OTUS, Company Oliveira & Bachtler, Riverfront, Newport
December 2, 2016OTUS is a chic, elegant and also funny circus-dance-theatre performance, filled with grace and charm but with eye brow raising…
Sage Bachtler Cushman: Otus takes circus and theatre to new heights
November 23, 2016Having wowed audiences internationally, Cardiff-based artists Sage Bachtler Cushman, originally from Oregon, USA and Hugo Oliveira of Porto, Portugal, are…
Macbeth: Director’s Cut, Volcano, Riverfront
October 23, 2016At the heart of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is the enterprising relationship between Lady Macbeth and her husband. Perhaps one of…
The Glass Menagerie, Theatr Pena
February 13, 2016At the end of Theatr Pena’s crystalline presentation of The Glass Menagerie I was left with a feeling of deep…
Jack and the Beanstalk, Riverfront, Newport
December 8, 2015The annual trip to the pantomime has always been the grandparent’s pre-Christmas treat and the real start of the festive…
British Dance Edition in Wales programme revealed
November 20, 2015British Dance Edition to be held in Cardiff and Newport from March 15 to 18, 2016, will comprise performances from 36…