Hand Fall : Press

Solo Independents - Firkin Crane, Cork

Review of Hand Fall , solo choreography.

"The stunning composure of Hand Fall as part of the Solo Independents presentation at the Firkin Crane speaks for the celebratory venture as a whole: devised as a gesture to International Women's Day, the eight dance-pieces provide individual contributions to a corporate statement.

Hand Fall is the work of Jools Gilson-Ellis, extended by the colour projections of slides by Gail Smithwalters. The dancer moves to the music of Mel Mercier at, on and around a table, in a gilded pool of light; blunt muscle and sharp bone reflect the light as the body examines its own extremities. For something so intimate to become so declamatory on stage takes the dancer into a new relationship with her body and with her audience, and for this vision alone, Solo Independents would have to be welcomed."

7th March 1998, Mary Leland, The Irish Times

Full Press Article

Leland, Mary. ‘Solo Independents, Firkin Crane, Cork.'
The Irish Times. March 7th, 1998)
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