Timeless is captivating, contemplative, and cool. Featuring director Logan Ringshaw's contemporary and street fusion choreography, this brilliant showcase of movement and performance art is both uplifting and grounding, all at once.
With various Fringe "emotional rollercoaster" reactions to this show, it's easy to see why. Step into the immersive space of Friday's Studios with its unassuming concrete industrial feel, and it feels as though you are instantly transported to a different dimension. Once the doors shut, it truly feels like you're stuck in a time capsule with the rest of the audience, here only to be present in the moment. And how fitting it is that the performance before you is so captivating and breathtaking that time itself seems to stop—and that this isn't in any way an issue.
Fluidity, flexibility, strength, and agility are some of the technical terms to describe the dancers' skills. But beyond their admirable physical prowess, what truly brings heart to this show is the emotion. The happiness of feeling free in Tame Impala's opening track, Lost in Yesterday. The loss and grief of not wanting to Stop This Train (John Mayer). The acceptance and healing that comes with The Beatles' Blackbird. Both facial expression and body movement convey the vulnerability and raw emotion that Ringshaw has tactfully incorporated into this piece.
The end result? A gorgeous hour-long performance bound to tug on your heartstrings. If you're into dance and physical theatre, I couldn't recommend Timeless enough.