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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lyndsey Winship

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady review – dancers take the audience with them on a wild jazz ride

The dancers are caught in wild poses
Deep inside the sax melody … Valerie Ebuwa and members of Clod Ensemble in The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

“It’s not about what it looks like, it’s about what it feels like,” says our MC for the night, Chloe Carterr. And what does it feel like? It feels great.

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is the landmark 1963 album by jazz bassist/composer Charles Mingus. Mingus always intended it to be danced to, but at the time it never was. That was an irresistible invitation to performance company Clod Ensemble, who hatched the idea of a live show where everyone – audience included – is invited to “let the music move through you”.

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