I've never been on acid. And now, I don't think I will ever feel the need to, as this show must be the equivalent to one hell of a trip. In this unique depiction of a Ukrainian legend the most poignant physical artistry was when the company mimicked animals, from birds to caterpillars; their movement was both so beautiful and abstractly realistic that it was genuinely thrilling. And if this is not enough, there is also strobe lighting, sword fighting, and wealth of weird and wonderful instruments. The theatre was far from cold but I shivered all the way through this dark tale.This show is a real testament to the capability of the human body.



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There is something old and primitive summoned up by the unfolding of this show whose cast could easily be a medieval group of players hurtled into the present, to perform their rituals in the darkly atmospheric Hill Street Theatre. They are in fact a Ukrainian and Italian collaboration featuring students and graduates of the Kiev Stage and Circus College who are as skilled in Cossack martial arts as they are in choreography, pantomime and acrobatics. The ancient seeming chanting which promises to unleash cosmic forces, could well come from the long forgotten, obscure and ancient depths of Central Europe. In fact all of the richly dark, haunting, live musical accompaniment is a contemporary fusion of traditional music from the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe and is performed by Jamila Jazylbekova and a four piece group of musicians from Rome. The obscure narrative in motion may be hard to follow but it is undoubtedly as beautiful as it is terrible and the stunning props and costumes complement the magnificent agility, elegance and gracefulness of the cast. These may turn themselves at will into bizarre and breathtaking dragons or contort their limbs and howl as they transmogrify into very convincing wolves, moving lightly through the audience. Also featuring, a highly dangerous dwarf skilled in all of the deadliest, most ancient and obscure Central European martial arts as well as the biggest and most dangerous club ever seen or wielded, which is used to dispatch him. The stunning costume changes, atmospheric music and breathtaking action sequences throughout will leave your senses drained and exhausted as you stumble, Narnia fashion, back into the brightly lit Hill Street Theatre stairwell at the end.

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