Up and Over It! An Irish Dance Spectacular

Up and Over It! An Irish Dance Spectacular

Puck Productions

C Venue, Chambers Street

August 5th-31^st £9.50 - £11.50

Irish dancing got a shot in the arm a decade or so ago with the Riverdance phenomenon pioneered by Michael Flatley but now it's got stuck in a rut. This is clear when two award-winning dancers Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding take to the stage gagged and tied up in straitjackets. They dance a few sets before breaking out of their straitjackets and launching into a freer and much more athletic dance.

This is the start of a new departure for Irish dancing. It strikes a blow against the over-elaborate costumes, the fake tans and the hugely expensive ringletted wigs that curse the current scene. This fantastic, frenetic duo had the audience lapping up their new interpretations of the Irish dance style.

The audience loved one scene in particular: an argument between the two dancers conducted through table drumming and dance steps. Incomparable!

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