Hamlet

Gangaray Dance Company’s latest production, PULSATIONS (Axis-Flux), is a contemporary dance piece characterised by a refined formal language and a profoundly sacred atmosphere. The piece deliberately eschews linear storytelling; its focus lying solely on the sincere expressive power of movement and the visceral connection between body, space, and music. The evening marks a special milestone in the company’s history: for years, Gangaray has worked almost exclusively with female artists with an energy is as overwhelming as that of Amazons. Now, a strong male presence enters this dynamic environment as a new stabilising force.

The curtain rises, soft jazz music plays in the dim, smoke-filled light. The sound of a solo trumpet instantly captivates everyone in the bar. It is night-time. We can barely discern the figures in the dim light, and yet they tell us that even though they are physically present, their thoughts and spirits have already wandered far away under the spell of the music.

Kossuth Prize winner Yvette Bozsik’s new production explores, through the lenses of three choreographers, the three phases of man’s psychological and intellectual development, some defining life events that are associated with three different ages.