The Edinburgh fringe is full of mini seasons: showcases of work being made at home and abroad. As part of the Danish showcase – #Danish – Granhøj Dans company and choreographer Palle Granhøj are presenting This Is Not Romeo and Juliet (Zoo Southside, ★★★★), a piece that makes an obvious point – love is better than war – in subtle ways.
It lets four dancers, two young, two older, and two musicians (a cellist and a violinist) explore avenues of expressing passion, dancing round one another, sometimes formal, sometimes wild, sometimes grappling on the floor lips locked, or chasing each other, sad and bereft. The musicians are a revelation, playing snatches of Prokofiev and Berlioz as they tangle limbs.
