Collision, a dance show that zips through the ages has an appreciation for a host of stylistic influences, and describes itself as an "unashamedly chaotic treat". But while self-assured of its own brilliance, billing itself as "A Fringe must-see" without quotable source, the product is a slightly disappointing flash in the pan.
That said, never has Classical music and Hiphop sat so comfortably side by side than in the excellently emotive soundtrack to the piece, somewhat overshadowing the choreography. I'd love to download the playlist; the fusion of genres is a melodic triumph. Less successful were the dancers attempts to be funny in certain sections. They were certainly much stronger when they didn't try to act and simply danced. Some of the female dancers delivered with weakest performances in the concert. There's only so many times you can do high kicks with manic "showbiz" grins before it stops being racy and becomes self-ridicule. The show also surpassed the acceptable number of times to get the audience clapping along to the music. But for all its flaws, this is exactly the kind of show that will inspire younger generations to take up dance.
Two key routines in this episodic display stand out amongst the others. Though not the most technically perfect dances, the Ballroom dancing to a club beat, and Belly dancing to Coldplay's 'Fix You' were brilliant examples of the show’s fusion theme. The contrasting music tracks took the dances out of their comfort zones, mixing the flavours like taking a piece of salty popcorn and a cube of chocolate and eating them at the same time. It works, and it's tasty.
