A dance performance choreographed by Karol Cysewski, performed with Gwyn Emberton and Drew Hawkins at Chapter, Cardiff on 22/09/13.
Lighting: John Collingswood
Soundtrack: Sion Orgon
Producer: Laura H Drane Associates
“In Karol Cysewski’s Wonders of the Universe, a trio of bearded professors attempt to dance the story of creation, accompanied by a physics lecture from Brian Cox. The fact that all three men are dressed in bad 1970s fashion only adds to the endearing silliness of the show, which starts with them reeling around the stage as the forces of the big bang, then lurches onwards through the stages of evolution.
The trio clump together in amoeba-like formations which deflate to the sound of giant farts; they romp around as dinosaurs and finally, in demonstration of Cox’s glowing thesis that human beings contain the entire story of the universe, in every individual cell of their bodies‚ they finish off with a gurning display of their best disco moves.
What with the farts, wobbles and John Travolta-isms, Wonders of the Universe could easily just be three stupid men dancing: in fact, it’s a meticulous piece of comedy, performed with pitch-perfect rhythm and nuance.” Judith Mackrell, The Guardian