Four stars
Taking the roots of copper mining 10,000 years ago, and its key role in electrification as its source, rather than make a polemical piece on fossil fuels and seemingly endless extraction, Mechanimal have carved out a living mash-up of sight and sound. This builds as wildly as a Julian Cope excavation of sacred sites en route to something near seismic in intent.
The result is a playfully hypnotic virtuoso display, which by the end has become a quietly ritualistic construction that remains plugged in to history throughout. With mesmeric visuals provided by Limbic Cinema, Megalith is the sort of theatre The K Foundation might have once made if they could have been bothered. Get your rocks off and dig it.
Zoo Southside until 13 August, 12.15pm; 21-28 August, 4pm.
The List, August 2022
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