Saturday June 1st was the eleventh in Cafe Reason’s series of Diamond Nights. Conceived as a platform to share and show experiments and new work it continues to offer the chance to see interesting and experimental pieces in a small theatrical environment.
The evening began with Fabrizia Verrechia performing three pieces of Indian Classical Bharatanatyam dance. Besides the beautiful, expressive dancing and lovely costume, Fabrizia introduced the audience to a little background information about this traditional form and also some of the meanings of the gestures. This was interesting in itself and reminded me of the difference there can be in fully appreciating a classical dance form such as ballet and the means used to tell a story compared to a contemporary work. (more…)
Oxford Dance Writers 