Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff

Thurs 29 Sept

“Behind every great man is a great woman.” How often that old adage has been true. Not only have women been influential over their partners, they’ve been creative in their own right. Often they haven’t been recognised at all, or only after considerable time has passed after their deaths. Cases in point: sculptress Camille Claudel and Rodin; photographer Dora Maar and painter Françoise Gilot with Picasso; and photographer Lee Miller and Man Ray.

Idle Motion, an Oxford-based theatre group, has focused their spotlight on another woman, Gerda Taro, whose name has been overshadowed by the more famous Robert Capa. The play, Shooting With Light, in part, deals with their professional and personal partnership. Taro, a refugee from Nazi Germany, met photojournalist Capa, in Paris. She became his assistant and lover while he taught her photography. They were fervent anti-fascists covering the Spanish Civil War, and Taro was the first female war photographer on the front lines.

The company, an immersive, physical ensemble formed in 2007, is touring again with Shooting With Light after international acclaim. This show, like their others, uses multimedia – incorporating projection and more – and lots of motion. If you’re interested in photography and history, or just want to see two artists in love at the height of their prowess, come along and discover a brave woman ahead of her time, lost too soon.

Tickets: £12-£14. Info: 029 2034 2854 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk. RHONDA LEE REALI