A year in dance: 2016 in review
SeeingDance editor David Mead takes a personal glance back at the dance he saw in 2016.
David Mead
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
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
Fine dance but 3D visuals struggle: T.T.C. Dance in Déjà Vu
Lots right choreographically but often underwhelming 3D visuals
Computer-controlled mannequins, a rock-star homage and a bubble-blonde Coppélia
Mannequins become break-dancers, David Bowie and a James Bond in Dutch National Ballet’s Coppelia
Awakening the inner child: Hong Kong Ballet’s Nutcracker
In its own whimsical way, Nutcracker encapsulates a beautiful promise…
Flying high: TNUA dancers shine in their Winter concert
Excellenty danced excerpts from Giselle, but Chang Kuo-wei’s (張國韋) Alternate Realm (鏡界) takes the honours
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker delights
Katja Khaniukova, a Sugar Plum Fairy as sweet and Christmassy as you could wish for.