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Retina Dance Company
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Sarah Gilmartin
Filip Van Huffel
Steve Blake
Jean Meirlaen

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DATES & TIMES
Sat 25 January

TICKETS
£10 (£6/£4)

EARLY BIRD

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Anglo/Belgian Retina Dance Company latest production X: is inspired by game show fascination in our TV culture. The dancers are trapped in a game of survival, not knowing their purpose, but searching for the missing element in their lives. Is being infiltrated and indoctrinated with unreachable dreams part of our society?

Four dancers/contestants compete for X:, surrendering to the physical and mental tasks required for success. The pressure mounts throughout the piece, becoming more absurd and frantic, challenging the perception of the witness.


RETINA DANCE COMPANY @ DANCE BASE
Retina Dance Company with be leading a workshop during their Edinburgh visit. For full details, please contact Dance Base directly on 0131 225 5525/www.dancebase.co.uk.




Retina’s highly visual melding of European theatricality and British formality is vigorous, stimulating and undoubtedly works (EVENING NEWS)

X: marks the spot for excellent dance with a strong European flavour (THE GUARDIAN)