Barbican
Silk Street
EC2
020.7638.8891
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Splintergroup, Roadkill
- When
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30 Oct 2007 – 10 Nov 2007
Daily (7:45pm)
- Where
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Tube: Barbican
- Price
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£12
- Links
Stranded in the outback with a broken-down car and only a few drops of water. It's a classic horror storyline, here transformed into physically daring dance-theatre. Splintergroup, a collective of dancers who met at the Australian Dance Theatre, turns this premise into an exploration of the remote desert, ghost stories and paranoia. Australian dance frequently packs a punch and this is no exception. The Splintergroup dancers hurl themselves around the stage, at times piling their systematic, full-pelt abuse on a battered-looking car. As part of the Barbican's Ozmosis celebration of the Australian arts scene, Splintergroup's performance uses brute physicality and athletic skill to craft a story that challenges our misconceptions of Australia's mysterious heartland.
