Robert Dow

@systylus

Robert Dow is a composer, sound artist, hypnotherapist and writer based in Edinburgh. His expertise and interests are very varied and include contemporary music, sound art, film, dance, theatre, photography, plant science and microbiology (especially parasitology). He is currently learning how to row.

www.robertdow.org

Reviews: 102

Other Articles: 1

And the Birds Did Sing

Dance Base

And the Birds Did Sing

A personal and poignant minimal dance piece

Floating Flowers

Dance Base

Taiwan Season: Floating Flowers

Incredible choreography, incredible dancing

King's Theatre

Rambert 2

Talented and passionate dancers.

King's Theatre

In the Night Garden Live

A great introduction to theatre.

Festival Theatre

Scottish Ballet: Cinderella

Enchanting, concise and fun!

Usher Hall

Bruckner Orchestra Linz / Poschner

Crystal-clear, thrilling and dramatic.

Northern Ballet

Festival Theatre

Northern Ballet: The Little Mermaid

A clever, impeccable production.

Stephen Hough

Usher Hall

Basel Chamber Orchestra / Holliger / Hough

Some exquisite moments, but ends on a low rather than a high.

Rain

Edinburgh Playhouse

Rain

Tightly structured and beautiful to watch.

NDT EIF

Edinburgh Playhouse

Nederlands Dans Theater

Three exquisite works danced stunningly.

Wind-Up

ZOO Southside

Wind-Up

Great dancers, but lacks strong and clear choreographic ideas.

Shilpika Bordoloi presents Majuli

Dance Base

Majuli

Some exquisite moments, but the choreography meanders just too much.

Oona Doherty presents Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus

Dance Base

Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus

Individual and impeccably crafted.

Velvet Petal- Bedroom

Summerhall

Velvet Petal: Bedroom

Fresh, clever and with SDT on amazing form.

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

ZOO Southside

You Are Not the One Who Shall Live Long

Many interesting ideas, but needs a lot more editing.

Heart of Darkness

Summerhall

Heart of Darkness

Engaging and effective, but just too short.

Yo, Carmen

Edinburgh Playhouse

Yo, Carmen

Bold and direct, but just a little too predictable.

La Maladie de la mort

Institut francais d'Ecosse

La Maladie de la Mort d’Après Marguerite Duras

Beneath all this production’s gilding is sadly base metal.

Slut

Summerhall

Slut

An interesting and challenging work, with remarkable narrative clarity.

LCP Dance Escape 2

Greenside @ Nicolson Square

Escape 2

Featuring aerial pole dancing, but doesn’t get off the ground.

After 4: Over the Moon

ZOO Southside

After 4: Over the Moon

Outstanding musicians in this understated solo work.

Together Alone

Dance Base

Together Alone

Intimate and intense, everything about this production is simply excellent.

LEVIATHAN

Dance Base

LEVIATHAN

Succinct, punchy and physical.

Fall Out

Dance Base

Fall Out

A passionate group of real entertainers.