Three Asian choreographers in MOVEMENT: Performance Platform
A varied triple bill of works by Yin Yue, Barkha Patel and eddy kwon that all combine the contemporary with the traditional
Month: June 2022
Passion in separation: Tristan and Isolde by Saburo Teshigawara & Rihoko Sato
An extraordinary work that strips all external decoration and detail to find a precious kernel that is terrifying in its purity
Rice and ritual: Lee Mingwei’s Our Labyrinth
It really does feel like the performers and rice are engaged in a duet… Our Labyrinth creates a sense of peace. It is a very absorbing experience.
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth
While most sections capture the attention, the way the work wanders around with little obvious link between them, makes life difficult for the viewer
Shechter II: Contemporary Dance 2.0
Features the intensity of Shechter’s signature ensemble work to an eclectic score that runs from his own throbbing creations to J.S Bach and Frank Sinatra
Vivid characterisations and fine dancing from London Children’s Ballet in Anne of Green Gables
Drama and humour, a clear narrative, great characterisations, excellent corps de ballet scenes, and in Annalise Wainwright-Jones, a wonderful Anne