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Archive for the 'Cirque' Category

Traces – Theatre Royal, Brighton

Creators:Les Doigts de la Main Directors: Shana Carroll & Gypsy Snider Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Flying Entertainment in association with Theatrical Management Group’s production of Traces was a highly enjoyable, energetic show full of circus skills, acrobatics, dance and striking visual effects. The pace of the piece changed constantly and the combination of live and [...]

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Traces – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Conceived by Les 7 doigts de la main Director and Choreographer: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: Sarah Lyth The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ Traces is going to go HUGE. If I could only have one word to describe this show it would be WOW. I expected an acrobatics display. What I experienced was a rich tapestry of dance, [...]

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The Hot Dots – Lowry Theatre, Salford

Director: Kristine Landon-Smith Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ Acrobatic skills combined with projection and theatre creates the story of Frank and Evie, two performers who create their own acrobatic dance act in a 1928 vaudeville theatre. Frank (Kaveh Rahnama) is a juggler with his own regular performance slot. One evening he is forced to share his [...]

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Traces – Lowry Theatre, Salford

By: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Director/Choreographer: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider. Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ Traces is the second contemporary circus act from French-Canadian collective, Les 7 Doigts de la Main. First performed in Montreal in 2006, it has since enjoyed international success from London’s West End to New York. Midway through it’s [...]

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Varekai (Cirque du Soleil) – Trafford Centre, Manchester

Director: Dominic Champagne Composer and Musical Director: Violaine Corradi Choreographer: Michael Montanaro and Bill Shannon Reviewer: Sebastian Farrell The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Attending your first circus is always going to be memorable, doing so at the age of 26 to arguably the world’s most successful circus company, to their production of Varekai, surrounded by soap stars and [...]

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Traces – Curve, Leicester

Creators: Les Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers) Director/Choreography: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: David Noble The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Traces is fantastic entertainment. An eclectic collection of tricks and stunts, designed to amaze, shock and ultimately impress. Just another circus then? Well, no. Traces uses an almost sketch show format to allow the audience to [...]

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Traces – Empire Theatre, Liverpool

Created by: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Director/Choreography: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ There are plenty of circus style stage spectaculars doing the rounds these days the vast majority of which are stunning pieces of entertainment. But there can be a distinct lack of originality to some of these productions [...]

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Chinese State Circus: Mulan – Lowry Theatre, Salford

Artistic Director: Phillip Gardey Adaption by: Tony Wilkie-Millar & Tian Run Min Original Music by: Mr Wu Jia Ji & Ms. Zhang Hongtao Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Rarely have I been so excited before a performance – a trip to the circus obviously brings out the child in me; a little ironic considering the surprisingly [...]

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