T E R R A - O H | G L O R Y - I N T H E D R Y - T H E A G E - P A T R I O T
Performers: Vic Hoyland and Phil Hulford.
Music: Joel Harries.
Lighting Design: Lawrie McLennan.
Part of In Good Company 2012.
Produced by Hofesh Shechter Company with support from Jerwood Foundation, South East Dance & Brighton Dome.
'….the other individual voice of the evening was James Finnemore, a far more experimental work than last year's solo 'Patriot', but still using a similar movement style. 'The Age' was created in three sections, with the first section by far the most enjoyable of the three. The opening section used very stilting and controlled movements, with dancers Victoria Hoyland and Philip Hulford resembling music box dolls. Although dim lighting and electronic music with pronounced drumbeats were used throughout the evening, in The Age, it had the effect of making the piece more compelling to watch, forcing the audience to watch more closely in case they should miss any of the slight movements. When the dancers made the transition to non-mechanical movement, it was in short bursts, but using a very free and loose movement style, far more reminiscent of Patriot than of Shechter's style. As with Patriot, this style is captivating, and it's to be hoped that Finnemore has ample opportunities to develop his choreographic voice further, as he's definitely one to watch.'
The Public Reviews.
'Philip Hulford and Victoria Hoyland, in particular, impress in James Finnemore's The Age, weaving in and out of unison with an emphatic precision. A dysfunctional couple, the dancers are intriguingly tentative in approaching each other – Hoyland's toes curl up in anxiety and Hulford opens his mouth to speak but finds no words.'
LondonDance.