The Spinners

The Spinners
Limosani Projekts and Al Seed Productions. Space Theatre. 11-13 July, 2018

Collaborations have the potential to produce wonderful pieces of art. In this production creative minds come together to experiment and blend technical dance and wordless theatre.

The Spinners is the latest work from Victorian College of the Arts graduate Lina Limosani and Scottish director Al Seed.

Limosani is joined on the stage by fellow dancers Kialea Nadine-Williams and Tara Jade Samaya. The trio take on the roles of Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, each a cog in the wheel of humanity. The show is based upon the Moirai, or Fates, of Greek Mythology.

Frenetic music was matched with movement that was intense and precise. Each dancer ‘moulded’ together at times to form a solitary unit, then just as quickly dispersed to opposite sides of the performing space to contemplate their role.

Mood was created by a combination of loud detailed tones, dark and tempered looks and sharp choreography.

Props in the form of a small white ball, two wooden stakes and a long thin piece of rope, promoted creative composition. Meticulous movement was required to keep the rope, or thread of life, moving and bending. The amount of rehearsal time that must have been required seems unbelievable.

The set denoted isolation, entrapment and conflicting ideals. The contrast of morals and the inner turmoil faced by each performer was evident in their energetic and intense display of interpretive dance.

For an hour I sat spellbound at the artistry and talent of this collaboration. Each faced with their own mortality, the Greek goddesses took the audience on a manic journey.

Kerry Cooper

Images: Chris Herzfeild - Camlight Productions

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