Out of Context – For Pina

Overview

The language of the body (and no, I don’t mean in the dialect of ‘making love’) is often underrated.  Occasionally though, a dance work reminds us how powerful the body can be in expressing emotion with intense honesty to a wide audience.

Out of Context – for Pina, is a dance work by les ballets C de la B, choreographed by Alain Patel.  To say it is widely acclaimed is an understatement - it has received 15 minute standing ovations when staged across the globe.  Audiences with different spoken languages clearly respond to the truth of the movement, a universal language.

The work explores life without boundaries, with the performers using uncontrolled movements and pure dance to express this, all the while with moving and contorting performers emitting bizarre noises on an essentially bare stage.  All of this combines to create a work that reveals the difficulty and beauty of life, the good and the evil, the individual and the community and audiences are asked to look at the connecting wires of humanity.

The work is dedicated in part to widely applauded German choreographer Pina Bausch, one of the most important contemporary choreographers.

Reviews for this show are rave to say the least, with reviewers strongly encouraging audiences beyond the dance realm to attend this rare and moving performance.