Putting their trademark modern stamp on live cabaret, Company Chordelia present an evening of song and dance, sensuality and sumptuousness.
Inspired by 1930s Berlin cabaret which “seeks to reflect and observe as well as entertain”, Cabaret Chordelia is an ambitious, intelligent interpretation of the genre, adding intellect, humour and poise and morphing popular entertainment into something resembling high art. Read more …
Under the direction of Kally Lloyd-Jones, traditional touches intermingle with modern; alongside the high leg kicks and Minelli-esque vamping, classical dance sequences are infused with 21st Century twitches, and old cabaret songs sit side-by-side with vacuous pop and darker moments of emotional depth.
If life is a cabaret, old chums, these Chordelia troupers make it into an engaging song-and-dance.
The Arches, Glasgow from Tuesday November 8, 2011, until Thursday November 10, 2011. More info: www.thearches.co.uk
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