Delightfully dextrous

0 David Carberry and Alice Muntz balance on more than bottles

that affords some beautiful shadow play. Their time spent together is messy and complicated, with routines executed almost out of spite than love, with grudging tolerance rather than tenderness.

Both seem to prefer solitary activity, including an accomplished aerial sequence by Muntz and a contemplative moment of sand dancing from Carberry, his feet twisting through the grains as if searching for answers.

Never is the fractured connection between them more obvious than when Muntz

attempts to execute a ‘saw the woman in half ’ trick all on her own. Throwing annoyed glances at her disinterested partner, she climbs into the box and attempts to slide in the sharp barriers, eventually grabbing his attention to prise her in two.

Toxic co-dependency may drive the narrative along here, but this highly theatrical work has dexterity and skill at its core, whether they’re balancing on glass bottles or each other.

KELLY APTER

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