At the South Bank, the Dance Umbrella festival continued with the innovative, influential America veteran Trisha Brown. The mixed bill included Brown’s work from four decades, and was a reminder of how much better she is than she lets on.
Her po-faced reputation is baffling when you watch the alluring L’Amour au theatre, while Opal Loop, with Fujiko Nakaya’s cloud-like dry ice set, literally looks like heaven. However, Brown was let down by the South Bank’s basic facilities, which barely rate as professional, and while her dancers are able, they have a patchy theatrical demeanour.
By that I don’t mean the easy appeal of ballet, just the polish you expect at a paid-for
performance.
Dance Umbrella continues until Oct 30, 0844 412 4312, danceumbrella.co.uk
Trisha Brown
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
