theweereview

Dance Base

Edinburgh

www.dancebase.co.uk/
23 - 28 August 2022
Bolero-Extended
Quirky, flirty majestic dance with live cello accompaniment
Reviewed here
16 - 28 August 2022
Are You Guilty?
High-energy imaginative contemporary dance
Reviewed here
16 - 21 August 2022
Entwined
A beautiful exploration and expression by an inclusive dance company to explore nature's ebbs and flow
Reviewed here
5 - 14 August 2022
Bold Moves
A double-bill of contrasting choreography by Irish female choreographers
Reviewed here
5 - 14 August 2022
BreAking
Visually ravishing inventive contemporary dance from Korea
Reviewed here
5 - 14 August 2022
We Should Be Dancing
A playful dance piece transporting us to a time before our adult movements became stifled and rigid
Reviewed here
21 - 25 August 2019
The Forecast
Amy Bell presents a multimedia dance performance about the queer female body
Reviewed here
20 - 25 August 2019
The Hospital
Three nurses present a surreal and evocative dance piece
Reviewed here
14 - 18 August 2019
Seeking Unicorns
Stoic physical performance experienced on a personal level
Reviewed here
8 - 11 August 2019
Basque Showcase
A surreal and underwhelming 90 minutes of interpretative dance
Reviewed here
2 - 25 August 2019
Before
Something very special unfolds in this fabulous piece of physical theatre
Reviewed here
2 - 18 August 2019
Six Feet, Three Shoes
Simple fixes needed to take this production from flawed to flawless
Reviewed here
21 - 26 August 2018
Atomic 3001
Leslie Mannés becomes a veritable scarlet Amazon
Reviewed here
3 - 26 August 2018
Stick By Me
Whimsical children's performer delights at Dance Base.
Reviewed here
3 - 19 August 2018
The Spinners
Pure choreography - Australia meets Scotland in stimulating and thought-provoking Dance Base show.
Reviewed here
11 - 20 August 2017
Majuli
Some exquisite moments, but the choreography meanders just too much.
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
038
An incredible piece of work, impeccably danced.
Reviewed here
4 - 13 August 2017
Fall Out
A passionate group of real entertainers.
Reviewed here
4 - 13 August 2017
LEVIATHAN
Succinct, punchy and physical.
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
Together Alone
Intimate and intense, everything about this production is simply excellent.
Reviewed here
23 - 27 August 2017
Lear
A supreme marriage of Shakespeare and modern dance
Reviewed here
23 - 27 August 2017
To Be Me
Contemporary dance appears understated when set to Tempest's blistering prose
Reviewed here
15 - 27 August 2017
Dollhouse
A sensory spectacle created by an innovative collaboration.
Reviewed here
15 - 27 August 2017
Mind-Goblin
A visually stunning and physically impressive look at the relationship between mind and body. 
Reviewed here
4 - 27 August 2017
The Humours of Bandon
A witty one-woman show about the trials and tribulations of competitive Irish dance.
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2016
Bird
Produced by appropriately-named FERAL, this is a captivating production about wildness and need
Reviewed here
5 - 21 August 2016
Red
Carl Knif's achingly intimate work is beautifully precise, courageous and ultimately very joyful.
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2016
Taiwan Season: NuShu
Slowly drawing the audience in, this is a beautiful work about a fascinating subject.
Reviewed here
23 - 28 August 2016
Unknown & Liminal
Two classically trained ballet dancers push themselves out of their comfort zones in this double-bill of deeply personal solos
Reviewed here
3 - 19 August 2018
This Is The Title
This is a ‘notebook’ piece that should perhaps have been kept for Ima Iduozee's own personal workshop.
Reviewed here
Invalid Date
Varhung
A melange of beautifully designed soundscapes and songs.
Reviewed here
Invalid Date
Taiwan Season: Bon 4 Bon
The Chang brothers herald a bright new future for dance at the Fringe with their innovative and highly entertaining performance.
Reviewed here