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Regional secretary with the National Education Union
Celtic bird movement
MATTHEW HAWKINS applauds two evocative new productions that have premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe before touring nationwide
REFRESHINGLY IMMEDIATE: Scottish Dance Theatre perform Moving Cloud [Brian Hartley]

The Flock and Moving Cloud
Scottish Dance Theatre, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh

 

 

IN a festival strewn with autobiography and confessional stand-up, it’s arresting to witness the facial neutrality of a dance troupe bent on conveying the ideas of an objective author. 

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