Wayne McGregor review: shimmering dance spectacular without a live dancer in sight

Infinite Bodies / On the Other Earth, Somerset House and Stone Nest, London These installations, some triggered by the viewer’s own body, show off the wide range of a choreographer always fizzing with fresh ideasWayne McGregor wants to teach us about physical intelligence. He wants us to feel our bodies in space, to use them to understand the world, each other and the digital realm. It’s a lofty vision that the 55-year-old choreographer has long been investigating through the creation of dance works, but also by collaborating on academic research, working with new technology, and in fashion, film and music such as hit show ABBA Voyage.McGregor is an artist, but also an entrepreneur, a man who makes things happen, and it’s fantastic to see a major exhibition dedicated to a choreographer as part of Somerset House’s 25th anniversary as an arts venue. This is no retrospective though. You won’t be guided through McGregor’s three decades of work and you’re unlikely to see a live dancer (members of the company will occasionally be in residence). Instead, there are a series of installations made by McGregor’s collaborators from the technology and design spheres, some of which need the visitor’s own body to trigger them. Continue reading...

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