SHOCK OF THE NEW

With Modern Milestones, Yorke Dance Project honours the artform by looking forward and back

- Zoe Anderson

From Martha Graham to Leonard Cohen, Yorke Dance Project's Modern Milestones has plenty to get your teeth into. The company specialises in rich revivals from modern dance pioneers, plus new works that show off the wit and poise of these dancers. Troubadour, Christopher Bruce's first new work In more than a decade, adds a happy dash of showbiz, using Cohen to celebrate the highs and lows of life on the road.

In his long career as a choreographer, and as former director of the Rambert Dance Company, Bruce has often turned to pop music for atmosphere and story. Using a recording of Cohen in concert in 2008, he choreographs the singer's patter as much as his music. As Cohen jokes about his age, there's a sense that he's lived in these songs.