Review: Blaze at Newcastle Theatre Royal

Oct 20 2010 by Larisa Brown

SEXY, smooth and ultra slick – the booming bass line, electro beats and backstreet bopping leaves your body itching to dance.

Blaze: The Streetdance Sensation will knock you off your feet as the colours, digital backdrop technology and music remix compilation activates all the senses.

The 80-minute performance is a melting pot of creativity with a wonderful flavour of rich diversity as dancers are brought together from nine different cultural backgrounds.

The tap dancing moonwalk to Michael Jackson’s Billy Jean and the UV futuristic science sequence really make this contemporary dance performance world class.

Just when you think you have seen it all, one of the dancers slides across the stage on his head before performing back flips in the air in quick succession.

With a soundtrack featuring the likes of Lady Gaga, Jackson 5, Rihanna and Kanye West, when you leave the theatre you’ll feel like you have been dancing the night away.

The raw energy from the cast, accompanied by the gangster outfits and that digital backdrop technology make for a superb combination.

The synchronised moves of an extremely flexible cast, demonstrated by many mid-air splits and acrobatic twists, was enough to make any jaw drop.