The Wedding
Created by Amit Lahav
HOME, 12 September 2016
Is this another metaphor for Brexit?
People arrive through a chute and quite quickly put on a wedding dress. They do this under the watchful eye of a uniformed official carrying a hardwood clipboard. No doubt she records whether the brides are bearded or clean shaven, along with their other characteristics.
The thematic thread of the show – it purported to explore such notions as weddings, union, obligations, divorce – was pretty woolly and the discernible narrative ropey and frayed, but the dance and the music was impressive. Top-notch, very entertaining.
One problem with shows like this is that they cannot do emotion, or they do it poorly. Dancers are not actors, and anyway you seldom see their faces in close up. And gestures in the middle distance don’t really cut it.
The Wedding is showing at HOME until 16 September and then at other UK venues until 7 October, details here and here.
Jildy Sauce 