'Life is a Dream'- Rambert
Rambert is an internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company who draw their style from the likes of Merce Cunningham and the Release technique. They are a British national treasure, advocating equality and diversity, and have collaborated with numerous companies and celebrities since their first performance in 1926. On 3 rd March they performed the last show of their tour ‘Life is a Dream’ at The Curve Theatre Leicester. The performance is based on the existing play ‘life is a dream’, in which the prince, incarcerated his whole life, is set free for a day. He discovers the world around him, and begins experiencing overwhelming emotions of resentment, greed and anger, until he is eventually imprisoned once again. He then wakes and is told it was all a dream. A word of warning before going to watch this piece; I would highly recommend a bit of light research… actually, rather a lot of research. Without a little prior knowledge of the plot, the dance is a blurry narrative, ge...