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#Edinburgh Fringe
Dance
5/5
By Fringebiscuit

The Twittique / TL;DR
Grin. Exploiting costumes, light & camerawork, @melebroomes creates the illusion of a cityscape morphing into fluid bodies. A pulsing score evolves into emotive vocals, as African & Caribbean dance elements are explored & reworked into a captivating celebration of black unity.
Grin is among our all-time #edfringe faves 😍🙌🏾 Where to start? Maybe with @melebroomes' mesmerising choreography, which so eloquently conveys a gamut of experiences: joy and despair, generosity and defiance, rage and ecstasy. 'Grin' refers to the masks one wears in the face of oppression; performers @goddess_divine_tasinda and @kemonolriott embody this by adopting and discarding various costumes, dance styles and emotions, whilst accompanied by a stark, rhythmic score. It's a beautifully layered piece, developed through research into building networks of solidarity in communities of colour — and well worth watching more than once!
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