Go with the flow: the mesmerising moves of Russell Maliphant
(The Guardian Greece)

With a dance version of Dickens´s A Christmas Carol, a collaboration with Greek composer Vangelis and his touring show Silent Lines, the questing choreographer is busier than everI´m lost on an industrial estate in Acton, west London, looking for Russell Maliphant. There´s an anonymous door, behind it a dusty workshop, then another door. I push through to find a dark, cocoon-like studio with the hushed atmosphere of intense creation. The bodies of five dancers are blurred by ripples of light projected over them. Maliphant sits in front, monk-like in his focus.The seamless spirals of the movement are instantly recognisable as the serious, soft-spoken choreographer´s work. His mesmerising pieces, including Push and AfterLight, have won many prizes - Maliphant picked up the best independent company trophy at this month´s National Dance awards - but his presence in the dance world is not as loud as some of Britain´s other major players.The Thread is at Sadler´s Wells, London, 15-17 March. Silent Lines is at DanceEast, Ipswich, 5-6 April. Then touring. Continue reading...