As Resident Company at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Random Dance have a reputation to uphold not just their own artistic standards to the highest quality but that of the one of the most high-profile dance venues in the world. Led by Wayne McGregor, the name Random Dance has become synonymous with crossing contemporary dance with film, visual art, science, computer technology and biological science.
Their latest production is FAR. Working with cognitive psychologists to innovate a new choreographic language agent (is the simplest way that I can describe it), this piece has some of the most strikingly choreographed practices that has been seen on the stage recently. In point of fact, all of the elements of FAR are individually striking - the lighting, the score, it all leads to a crash-bang-wallop of contemporary dance. It certainly is dazzling.
There is no questioning McGregor's ability as a choreographer, and FAR is the perfect example of how a talented dance troupe can execute the most anticipated of steps. Each point is played to perfection and each body moves into each step knowing how it will end up in three or four steps time. This is the language of dance.
FAR opened at Sadler's Wells, London on 17 November and is on a national and international tour.
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