Trajal Harrell: Hoochie Koochie review – strike a pose and light a fuse

Barbican, London
The New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance in an entrancing gallery displayThe African American choreographer Trajal Harrell is not well known in Britain, but a new grand-scale exposition of his work at the Barbican is set to change that. For more than a decade, Harrell has been quietly transforming the face of dance by taking it into new and unexpected areas. His central idea is an imaginary meeting and stylistic fusion of t