At the Edinburgh festival, watching theatre and dance, it’s fascinating to see in microcosm how close the two forms have become. Dancers speak, actors move; physicality is part of theatre, ideas a key ingredient in dance. Yet they remain distinct.
This is mainly because only a few actors embody thought like dancers. Take Solène Weinachter. The French-born dancer is perhaps best known for her award-winning performance opposite Ben Duke in Juliet and Romeo for Lost Dog. Here, as there, she talks as much as she dances, yet every gesture is imbued with a sense of meaning that an actor would struggle to match.
