The “Burn
The Floor, at Shaftesbury Theatre” article was written on the 13th
of March in 2013 by Louise Levene.
The author
express her own opinion about this performance.
“This
ballroom extravaganza – returning to the West End after a huge world tour – is
lacking in passion, mystery and humour!” Louise Levene
Burn the
Floor? I wanted to torch the entire theatre after two hours of this unrelenting
ballroom extravaganza. The show, which has been touring the globe since its
premiere in Bournemouth back in 1999, is back for an optimistic six-month run.
It remains
well-drilled and generates enough energy to power a small abattoir, but it’s
strangely charmless, lacking in the sexual chemistry that gives social dance
its pulse.
Louise
underlines that the great ballroom renaissance that began with Dirty Dancing
and Baz Luhrmann’s game-changing 1992 film Strictly Ballroom has transformed
this pursuit from a brilliantined bore into an international commodity.
And then
she concludes that more interesting singers or more nuanced musical direction
might have helped. Costumes are tacky (if plentiful), lighting is crude and
hyperactive, and the staging unspectacular to the point of thrift.
In order to
express my opinion I’d like to give you a proverb: “A picture is worth a
thousand words”. That’s why I can’t judge this performance!!!
Nice!
ОтветитьУдалитьI think you shouldn't quote the author's opinion. It's better to paraphrase.