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Taking place on an empty stage with two live violinists Test Run is an escalating, looping solo performed by Polish dancer Janusz Orlik, accompanied by violinists Patrycja Kujawska and Matt Howden and directed by Charlotte Vincent. Meaning ‘to make considerable demands on somebody, particularly somebody’s skills or abilities’, the piece is a series of physical problems and musical questions to be answered live on stage by the performer. Test Run exposes the bodily and emotional techniques a dancer can use to save himself from total meltdown on stage, with the moments where things fall apart often revealing truths more interesting and soulful than the dance itself. Vincent Dance Theatre (UK) - Test Run website.