Every year we try to see as many diverse shows as possible in our Edinburgh itinerary. We always like to select a dance piece but it is never easy knowing what to pick. So, for once I took the lead from the reviews and after seeing 5 stars scattered around I chose Seol and Co's "Hi-Kick" for our penultimate show.
This was billed as featuring "stunning dance and football" and it fully ticked both boxes. We meet some keen yet less than prolific footbalers having a gentle kick-around until they are out-played and outmuscled by a self-confident group of bully boys. Gradually, our underdogs improve their technique and have a final showdown against their less than gracious opponents. You don't have to be John Motson to guess how this ends.
This is an enjoyable show but at an hour it does outstay its welcome. The ability to control a football and invent rhythmic movement was impressive but there was only so much they could do with this format. They did, however, successfully connect with the audience ( today featuring a lot of children) getting them to clap along and even getting a couple of volunteers onstage to play keepy-uppy.
So far so predictable but I didn't expect this show to pull an emotional punch. So, when a female character ( whose catch-phrase had been " I love fotball") remonstrated that "fighting not football! I got unexpectedly choked up as this seemed to encapsualte why I have fallen out of love with the game at the top level.
A great way to enliven a festival goers week!
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