Bulgakov's Table: Etudes from Master and Margarita

Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre and Theatr Piesn Kozla - a work demonstration by the MA Acting students.

The demonstration uses a combination of song, movement and text and draws inspiration from the students expedition to Spain, exploring Gypsy culture and Flamenco, and their training with PiesnKozla.

www.theatre.mmu.ac.uk/demo/

Niamh Dowling

Head of Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre

Non pretensions, fresh, youth, enjoyable. I tried not to judge the adaptation of Bulhakhov and some style of Pisni Kozla training. That gave me a distance to be there and have fun. It wasn’t performance, but more sharing of work, when all actors was equal, without protagonist. Waiting for more such a AM.

MOON FOOL

I have seen MOON FOOL ( the last two shows) yesterday in LABAN with Anna-Helena McLean, Christopher Sivertsen, Peter Reynolds interesting work and good meeting afterward - after one year or more

FROM THE HEART

Choreographed and performed by Anusha Subramanyam Rich Mix, Bethnal Green, London

This choreographic work challenges notions of normal and abnormal, and draws inspiration from choreographer Anusha Subramanyam's therapy work with people with physical and mental challenges. The work presents a range of raw and sincere dances and uses the emotive and gestural grammar of bharatanatyam and combines it with movement that is both contemporary and classical.

Unfortunately this combination didn’t bring an interesting effect. The “contemporary” movement in confrontation with “classical” went weak and not complete, handicapped. The traditional forms/ code are so strong and eternal, that send you to another reality, world, perception. Is like to put symbol and everyday life movements together…