Two large circus tents have again been erected in the heart of The Meadows to form The Underbelly‘s Circus Hub and it’s always a hive of colour and activity. Families eating picnics, troupes rehearsing their acrobatic moves on the grass and the sound of rapturous applause coming from inside of the big tops and it sets the mood perfectly as you queue for entry to your show.
Competition is a trait inherent in humanity, no matter how non competitive you believe you are. Competition isn’t just a factor attributed to education, it’s a factor that lives among us constantly. Sarah Milton‘s Tumble Tuck focuses on this, placing a relatable facade on an otherwise daunting term.
What do the names Trayvon Martin, Rodney King, Eric Garner, Mark Duggan all sadly have in common? They have all been unjustly killed by an institution that is supposedly meant to protect its citizens. Although media emphasis has been persistent in recent years, this is an injustice that has been suffered by many black males in the US, with cases being reported in the UK also for decades now and this is a very worrying reality.
Contributing tremendously to the swashbuckling adventure narrative we have all become accustomed to, Robert Louis Stevenson‘s much loved classic, Treasure Island has inspired performers and creatives for over a century in emulating a world as unsteady as the seas the characters see themselves sailing on.
At 10:30pm on Saturday 6th August, all of the elements that make Wilderness one of the go to events to go to this summer will culminate to create an extravaganza like no other. A Wilderness festival staple, The Saturday Night Spectacle is unlike any other event that you have witnessed before!
La Fura Dels Baus @ Wilderness 2015 Saturday Night Spectacle
Sitting down at Sadler’s Wells to see Vamos Cuba the expectations keep rising. As I browse through the program I gather there is a storyline and that consequently the show will be so much more than just bouncing and shaking at the sound of Cuban music. The format seems similar to that of a musical, even though the main form of communication will be through dance and the performers will not be the ones singing but rather the singers who join the band.
