Revel review – broken Barbies and a splash of Swan Lake as older dancers limber up

Byre theatre, St Andrews Warm-up routines lead into a reverie about life on the stage in Company Chordelia’s funny, carefully calibrated show The inevitable aches and sprains of an ageing body take on heightened significance for a seasoned dancer turning up to work each day. Revel by Company Chordelia is a whimsical rumination on these changes, and a personal riposte to the fear that you might “make a spectacle of yourself” if you don’t stop at the “right” moment.

It is conceived and staged by the artistic director Kally Lloyd-Jones, who performs with the co-creator Steinvör Palsson, a well-known teacher and choreographer in the Scottish dance community. Continue reading...