Luscious, if a bit of a muddle: Northern Ballet’s Casanova
There is some excellent dancing and interesting choreography but the story is complex and Tindall struggles to produce a ballet narrative that works
Charlotte Kasner
Paco Peña: Solera, Soleares, Solace
Paco Peña takes inspiration from this tradition to create a performance of the greatest of the established flamencos with outstanding young performers
Matthias Sperling: No-How Generator
The show is abstract to the point of pointlessness. There is no context, no emotion, just jigging around, writhing and lots and lots of panting
Paul Taylor Dance Company mark the 90th anniversary of The Green Table
Every bit as shocking and relevant today as it was in 1932 when first performed during Hitler’s rise to power
Raimund, Farewell: a tribute to Pina Bausch dramaturg, Raimund Hoghe
A man of resilience, grace, generosity of spirit, and an acute observer of the complexities of the human condition, he passed away in 2021
La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern
A looks at the life of choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, illuminated in a new book by Lynn Garafola
The Australian Ballet find the heart and soul of Tolstoy’s novel in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina
A terrific production, Yuri Possokhov’s ballet is very Russian, truly understands the novel and is closer to it than most others
Exploring the boundary between real-world and virtual: Tom Dale Company’s Surge
The movement vocabulary is a mix of contemporary with a heavy flavour of tai-chi. The graphics twist and twirl, as does the dancer
Russian State Ballet of Siberia: Swan Lake
Highlight was Elena Svinko’s quite outstanding Odette/Odile. Framed by the severe faces of her swans, she was a shining jewel and quite sublime
Yukon Ho!
Amid the humour, there is an unexpected poignancy to Yukon Ho! that makes it a meaningful hour or so and gives much pause for thought
LIFE: A love letter to Merce Cunningham from Gandini Juggling
As if the juggling wasn’t skilful enough, fiendish ports de bras and footwork are built up ball by ball. I can’t help thinking Merce would have approved.