Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Underbelly – until 28 August. Reviewed by Linda McLaughlan
4****
Barely Methodical Troupe
The show takes place in Big Top as part of the Underbelly Circus Hub festival shows. An environment that allows excellent views from all areas of the raised seating to provide uninterrupted views of the artistic performances on display throughout the show.
Kin is about families and how people perceive them. Starting with the Artists arguing over who is to be chosen as each is put through a test given by a dominant women who herself is tested about her family. The contents of the test includes an artistic dance culminating in a show of strength, poise trust and belief in each other, with the winner get-ting the prize.
The young female tester chooses a young man and as he wins the others grab him not allowing him to leave due to jealousy of his success.
Kin shows the strength of hand to hand pairs and the intricate movement of the CYR wheel which embraced the grace of a piece of apparatus. The use of different genres of music alongside hand to hand contact of the artists, using a combination of flair and beauty in the dance. Each artist shows strength and trust when holding each other in positions both daring and exhilarating, showing the core strength of everyone participating. The evidence is on view to show the training both in body and mind is given equal attention to deliver and display an outstanding show for the audience. The director has given us a show that is ‘Breathtaking, Funny and Emotional ‘ providing a powerful display by all present in the audience.
The show is suitable to all ages and was enjoyed by everyone who took time to watch this evening. A powerful display of stamina which I would recommend everyone take time to visit during the Edinburgh Festival.