Rosie Kay’s The Wild Party embodies all that is great about the fringe. It is eclectic and creative, colourful and ambitious - the concept, choreography and live music evoking the true spirit of the festival.

The company is young, gorgeous and mischievous and in this racy tale of passion, deceit and despair, based on Joseph Moncure March’s poem of 1928, they excel.

Kay’s interpretation roars through the insistent rhythms of the poem combining spoken text and dance with manic energy.

Burrs, a Vaudeville clown and his unhappy lover Queenie throw an all night party. A booze fuelled night throbs with feverous lovemaking, lesbian romps, jealousy, revenge and ultimately murder.

In her version of the decadence and excess of the jazz age, Kay also taps into the deeper intention of the poem to lay bare the fractured framework and futility of the American dream set off by the greed and superficiality of the jazz era. The performers fall in and out of their roles with alarming alacrity.

It is chaotic and challenging, heightening the possibilities of contemporary dance theatre. Geir Hytten charms as the debonair love interest, while Kay gives a confrontational and risky performance. As both choreographer and performer, she makes a great host for a wild party.