After delighting audiences last year with ‘Borges and I’, Idle Motion theatre returns to the Fringe with another stunning onslaught on the senses. A perfect embodiment of physical theatre, ‘The Vanishing Horizon’ leaves you in a constant state of awe due to their creative and innovative storytelling techniques.
In this case, the plot is, without a doubt, secondary to the main selling point: the visual treat Idle Motion perform for us. This is a impressive achievement, to utterly enthral and captivate the audience, where the narrative is the least important factor. A basic timeline on aviation history is interwoven with the story of a woman coming to terms with the death of her grandmother (and the ghosts that populate her family’s life), while her boyfriend is busy in a recording studio, working on his book. But, what is more important is not what is said per se, but the way it is said, and it is this aspect that makes Idle Motion the best physical theatre company out there.
The whole cast excel in a show with no weak links, their voices and performances perfectly complementing each other and the scene at hand. The stage is beautifully presented, and all the props are extremely clever in their effectiveness and creativity. To say much more would be to spoil the experience. See it, breath it, live it, love it.
5/5 
Adrian G. Velazquez
(9 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)
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