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Review: Blood Wedding, Circomedia
Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding is a tragic, ghostly tale of death and despair, told beautifully by five talented performers of RoguePlay, Birmingham’s highly physical theatre company.
Circomedia’s home of St Paul’s church on Portland Square is the perfect setting for this intensely acrobatic and gothic production of a mother struggling to cope with the death of her husband and son who is tormented by the masked depiction of gossiping neighbours.
Lorna Meehan’s intensity and eloquence perfectly personifies woe in her determination to aggressively protect her remaining son from his disloyal bride to be. The story reveals the traumatic events of feuding families through betrayal and vengeance to an unsavory end.
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The characters and emotions of this story are portrayed using different aerial disciplines, with a bridal gown formed out of silks, and the blood-thirsty spirit of the moon in an aerial hoop.
The strength and poise of each individual performer is phenomenal.
A silent, yet fiercely intimidating Leonardo shows extreme control both through trapeze and dangerous balancing acts on the floor alongside Kim Charnock, the bride who entwines herself stunningly in the aerial silks.
This production exhibits contemporary choreography with passionate duets and exciting aerial work, and expressive movement is used throughout to portray love, loss and spiritual possession.
With a mostly dark, depressive feel, there is also an element of comedy brought wonderfully by Anna Simpson as maid to the bride.
The use of lighting and music adds a deeper layer to this enchanting tale, and the depiction of blood through rose petals and artistic direction of black satin sheets sets the stage for this powerful story of tragedy.
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