DVD – Relève: Histoire d’une création
A look at the film that charts the creation of Benjamin Millepied’s first ballet as Director of the Paris Opera Ballet
Month: January 2017
A year in dance: 2016 in review
SeeingDance editor David Mead takes a personal glance back at the dance he saw in 2016.
Turning the theatre inside out: Familie Flöz’s Teatro Delusio
Peacock Theatre, London January 12, 2017 Maggie Foyer Familie Flöz are a rare treat. They turn the verb ‘mask’ into ‘reveal’ in magical fashion and in Teatro Delusio they turn the theatre inside out. We see the world of opera and ballet through the eyes of the backstage crew, a trio of old hands who … Read more
A gossamer-like Giselle: Alina Cojocaru with English National Ballet
Cojocaru produces a very fine dramatic contrast between the corporeal heroine and her corresponding Wili
Three looks at Dance in Asia
Century Contemporary Dance Company, Ha Youngmi and Off-Nibroll at the Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei December 30, 2016 David Mead Three works, three choreographers, three countries. Taiwan doesn’t get to see as much dance from around East Asia as one might expect, so this Dance in Asia (驅動城市) evening put together by Yao Shu-fen (姚淑芬) and her … Read more
Shining a light on the past: Continuous Project Altered Again
As it was once suggested was put on a big sign outside London’s National Gallery: “You don’t have to like it all.”
The Floating Space by Wu Chien-wei and Tussock Dance Theater
A deeply beautiful and sensual dance, and a great way to draw the curtain on 2016
Bolshoi Ballet Cinema Season: The Nutcracker
Grigorovich’s The Nutcracker reminds us of just how great his interpretations of the classics are.