{"id":17921,"date":"2025-02-28T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/deepstaria-review-wayne-mcgregors-otherworldly-creatures-beguile\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:37:24","slug":"deepstaria-review-wayne-mcgregors-otherworldly-creatures-beguile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/deepstaria-review-wayne-mcgregors-otherworldly-creatures-beguile\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepstaria review \u2013 Wayne McGregor\u2019s otherworldly creatures beguile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sadler\u2019s Wells, London
<\/strong>With quiet choreography and a focus on solos and duos, there is some incredibly tender movement in a captivating show that gives a sense of rippling through water<\/p>\n

The dancers in Wayne McGregor\u2019s Deepstaria are captivating creatures, miraculous in their facility for movement. Their figures evolve in front of us, lines melting into curves, convex convulsing into concave. In beguiling, often quite balletic dance, you marvel at the absolute clarity of their forms \u2013 bodies revealed in minimal black underwear or translucent organza that appears to float.<\/p>\n

Floating is a thing. The title Deepstaria refers to a type of jellyfish, and there\u2019s a sense of rippling through the weight of deep water. The show\u2019s other USP is that the set is made with Vantablack, a super-black coating that absorbs 99.9% of light (normally used in telescopes and space technology). A large black square, a void, is at the centre of the stage. But rather than an all-enveloping darkness, there is a haze and streaks of milky light (and at one point a very cool lighting effect like a giant rain shower).<\/p>\n

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\nSadler\u2019s Wells, LondonWith quiet choreography and a focus on solos and duos, there is some incredibly tender movement in a captivating show that gives a sense of rippling through water
\nThe dancers in Wayne McGregor\u2019s Deepstaria are captivating creatures, miraculous in their facility for movement. Their figures evolve in front of us, lines melting into curves, convex convulsing into concave. In beguiling, often quite balletic dance, you marvel at the absolute clarity of their forms \u2013 bodies revealed in minimal black underwear or translucent organza that appears to float.
\nFloating is a thing. The title Deepstaria refers to a type of jellyfish, and there\u2019s a sense of rippling through the weight of deep water. The show\u2019s other USP is that the set is made with Vantablack, a super-black coating that absorbs 99.9% of light (normally used in telescopes and space technology). A large black square, a void, is at the centre of the stage. But rather than an all-enveloping darkness, there is a haze and streaks of milky light (and at one point a very cool lighting effect like a giant rain shower). Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sadler\u2019s Wells, LondonWith quiet choreography and a focus on solos and duos, there is some incredibly tender movement in a captivating show that gives a sense of rippling through water The dancers in Wayne McGregor\u2019s Deepstaria are captivating creatures, miraculous in their facility for movement. Their figures evolve in front of us, lines melting into …<\/p>\n

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