AtaXia - 2004
Press
The Guardian, June 4 2004
"AtaXia may be as stunningly conceived and executed as anything he's done. Yet its ineffable hipness and intelligence don't preclude the dancers from communicating a whole other world of pain. It's a moving experiment, and for McGregor a choreographic first."
Read the full reviewThe Times, June 7 2004
"With AtaXia, McGregor has made an unsettling piece about struggle and tenacity, about pain, isolation, sadness. Not only has he expanded the boundaries of his own choreography, he has also made us realise that we can never take the body for granted."
The Observer, June 6 2004
"...[the dancers] have gone from hyperalert interactions into a mode where they seem taken over by a force outside themselves. Partnering which started out as mutual aggression becomes a strange act of compassion. Couples support each other with an involuntary tenderness, bodies communicating beyond the brain's understanding. These are the most moving duets McGregor has ever made."
Read the full reviewThe Financial Times, June 7 2004
âMcGregor at his inventive and expressive bestâ
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