Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic, Alice in Wonderland, is at the heart of this haunting work.
'I don’t know what you mean by tchotcke', Alice said. Humpty Dumpty replied, 'Of course you don’t – until I explain it to you. I just meant to say: an argument you can’t argue with.When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.' Alice said, 'The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things.' Humpty Dumpty said, 'The question is, which is to be master – that’s all.'
In a review of the dance piece, Gareth Vile stated:
Borys begins shy and in white, the awkwardness of her early grooves interrupted by elegance and style. Her character shifts from emotional stilted to wildly expressive, controlling her body through precise gestures and a choreography that articulates her interior states and sudden changes of temper. Like watching the research of a sophisticated dance scientist, who has never forgotten that choreography is as much about passion as technique, Lost in Details encourages an immediate, visceral response.
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Stephanie Green awarded the piece five stars in her review for The Skinny, Scotland's leading cultural magazine:
This is visceral dance theatre at its best. (...) This is a dancer and choreographer who will devastate you with the uncompromising force of her vision.
3-5, 7-12 Aug at 4:30 pm
Dance Base (venue 22) / Grassmarket 14-16 (EH1 2JU) Tickets: £10/£8
Box office: 0131 225 5525
Performance without words
Duration: 45 min
Age restrictions: none