Amu - 2005
Press
The Guardian, September 16 2005
"Extraordinary new collaboration...the entire theatre seems to be physically reverberating. It is clear that between them Tavener and McGregor have tapped into something fundamental and huge and made a work impossible to categorise..."
Read the full reviewThe Times, September 19 2005
"From its fundamental opening heartbeat...to its heavy closing breath, it follows a majestic journey deep into the soul and out into the cosmos. For 70 minutes its gripping enchantment builds like a whirling dervish and soars with a transcendant ecstasy that blurs the passions of religion and romance."
Read the full reviewDance Now, April 2006
âMcGregor is blessed with an inventive dance vocabulary and a talented multi-national group of dancers...It is a rare pleasure to have contemporary dance accompanied by such a large and excellent orchestra.â