"Construct", a fine, fun performance that gives "dance workshop" a whole new meaning, is not to be missed. An hour where a whole lot happens. Brilliant conception, three wonderful dancers. Polyglot vocabulary of movement and theatrics. Dance macabre, dance satirical, dance mechanical, energetic dance of delight.
Opening with a scene that had the audience guffawing, the dancers in construct build image upon image with exacting grace. The imagery is humorous and dark and slips easily between slapstick and poignancy. As the piece progressed I often found myself surprised at how quietly the jokes had turned on their heads, becoming achingly serious.
DV8 Physical Theatre, UK's leading makers of highly physical dance, was one of the company's that Tanja Liedtke got her start in.
WalesOnline just posted an article about Tanja Liedtke and the performances of
In early 2007, LondonDance did a great little interview with Tanja Liedtke.
And because the pictures from construct generally cheer me up, here's this: 
A new podcast interview with Lane Czaplinski and Solon Ulbrich (Tanja's partner) is now posted over on the Tanja Liedtke performance page.
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