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Birds with Skymirrors--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Birds with Skymirrors--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

From one of the most distinctive choreographers in the world today

Lemi Ponifasio is a Samoan choreographer living in New Zealand. His company MAU is named after the Samoan independence movement - the word MAU means revolution. Read more …

Ponifasio is a fearless creative force whose work provokes attention and debate wherever it is experienced. The choreography is an extraordinary visceral kaleidoscope of ideas and influences that touch on the tensions and politics of race, tradition, mythology, urban consumerism and environmental awareness.

Can we ever hope to live in harmony with our environment? Can we aspire to become more than vandals? A species integrated with the planet on which we live?

On the smallest of islands in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, shiny, glittering fragments of plastic waste attract the eyes of frigatebirds. These tiny sky mirrors, deadly parcels of pollution which adorn the nests of unsuspecting sea birds, are a dreadful if ironic reminder of the fragile beauty of environmentally degraded, remote islands throughout the Pacific.

Inspired by the plight of the small islands of the Pacific, Lemi Ponifasio asks some big questions about our role on the planet. At a time of urgent and anxious debates on global warming, Birds with Skymirrors is a reflection, through beauty and stillness, on our relationship with the Earth.

More information on this production is available at www.eif.co.uk.

The critical consensus

The list of memorable moments goes on.

****(*)Kelly Apter, The Scotsman

Watching these mini-narratives unfold is like catching a field of sunflowers in the act of turning towards the sun.

****(*)Alice Bain, The Guardian

Birds also stands apart from other dance performances because of the emotional content and response it provokes.

*****Amanda Grimm, The Skinny

There is some striking imagery in this show.

Duska Radosavljevic, The Stage


Features about Birds with Skymirrors--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Dancing into the darkness

Mary Brennan, The Herald

Where and when?

Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh from Tuesday August 17, 2010, until Wednesday August 18, 2010. Performance times: 8.00pm on the 17th and 2.30pm on the 18th.. More info: www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk

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