This Wayne McGregor triple bill was so much my cup of tea that I was more than happy to see it twice in four days. The music, choreography, dancing, staging and lighting synergised to create a hefty wow factor.
Chroma featured visitors from the Alvin Ailey company who had a very powerful presence. Unfortunately the Royal Ballet contribution lacked Stephen McRae but it all still seemed excellent. Multiverse was a new piece set to the music of Steve Reich. Firstly there was a piece from the 60s - It's gonna rain, featuring the looped voice of a preacher which became quite hypnotic. To choreograph this was quite a feat but it worked well with two dancers coming in and out of synchronisation. The second piece was a new work by Reich for the orchestra.
Finally, Carbon life had the band at the back of the stage playing pieces by Mark Ronson, as well as a rapper coming onto the stage. When I saw Carbon Life a few years ago, Boy George was the lead singer and this time round I could not help thinking he just had the edge.
Aside from the music and the dancers, the set design and the lighting were fantastic and the programme discussed at length how McGregor attaches great importance to all these elements while not necessarily insisting that the music and dance fuse, preferring to let them have their independent lives.
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