EDINBURGH
NEWS
SEVEN
Germany’s Ballet am Rhein joins the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
for SEVEN, Martin Schlapfer’s epic response to Mahler’s enigmatic
7th symphony.
In this full-length ballet, the anguish and poignant beauty of the symphony
seems to be written into the body of the dancers. Music and movement merge
into a whirlpool of frenetic activity and then give way to serenity, childish
naivety and virtuosity en pointe. The choreography finds its stance and
fiction in the architecture of the 7th Symphony, while a restless anxiety
underscores the dancers’ grace.
Aug. 20-22 at Edinburgh Playhouse. Call 44-0131-473-2089 or visit eif.co.uk