REVIEW: Boogie on the Bones

Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in the drab sinkhole of Soviet Moscow, Boogie on the Bones explores a little-known Russian subculture from the 1950s: the Stilyagi, or “style-hunters.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in the drab sinkhole of Soviet Moscow, Boogie on the Bones explores a little-known Russian subculture from the 1950s: the Stilyagi, or “style-hunters.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesStaging a dance tribute to this controversial festival, as Armin Hokmi has done, is in itself a bold gesture deserving of praise.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt begins with some vodka and a platter of pickles. It ends with a cup of black tea. Ganbei (干杯)! Even by the unorthodox standards of immersive theatre, this is one wacky show, inclusive of interpretative dances, satirical sketches and forgiveness rituals.

Reading Time: 3 minutesPoignant, funny, and completely absurd