New Territories 2010
Every year since the early 1990s, Nikki Millican has curated festivals that have presented Glasgow with the most radical performance.
The National Review is the grand finale of the New Territories Festival. Once a European dance festival, it has gradually evolved into an international celebration of performance that straddles several forms: this year, it includes experimental music (Vocal Sonics), puppetry from Fleur Elise Noble, a homage to Bauhaus artist Oscar Schlemmer and the RSAMD's annual Into the New Festival, where the students of Contemporary Performance Practice bring out their ideas.
New Territories is a restless festival, finding new work and new forms – yet the return of Catherine Diverres will be welcome for fans of contemporary dance's outer limits. After several years using Tramway as a base, New Territories is spreading across Glasgow, with events at the CCA and The Arches and even the Apple Store.
While the stand alone pieces have a clearer connection to tarditional dance or theatre events, their content and style often reflect the same tumult as the NRLA or Into The New: urgent, energetic, and discovering new patterns and theatrical strategies.
Read the 2009 review of New Territories