There’s something magical about watching dance at a distance when everything seems effortless. But arguably it’s more interesting to experience dance up close, to see the beads of sweat, feel the endurance and the heat radiating from the dancers’ bodies as they push themselves on.
Jill Johnson’s new creation for Rambert, Analogue, presented in association with the Southbank Centre at Stone Nest, makes the most of that proximity. For those who remember the West End venue as the nightclub Limelight, there’s something of the same sense of movement stripping human motivation to its core, revealing intention in the lines of an encounter.
