Wiener Staatsballett: Balanchine, Liang, Proietto
Liang’s Murmuration suits the company to perfection
David Mead
Dance and digital technology in Alexander Whitley’s Pattern Recognition
The concept is not without interest, but this is a long 55 minutes
Ballet leads the way in the National Dance Awards nominations
The nominations for the 17th National Dance Awards (covering the period September 2015-August 2016) are out. Organised by the Dance Section of the Critics Circle, the body of professional dance critics in the UK, they again celebrate the vigour and diversity of Britain’s thriving dance culture. Having said that, ballet featured particularly strongly this year … Read more
Startlingly beautiful: Under Siege by Yang Liping
Sadler’s Wells, London November 3, 2016 DavidMead At nigh on two hours without an interval, Under Siege (十面埋伏, which literally translates as ‘ambush from ten sides’) by Yang Liping (simp. 杨丽萍/trad. 杨丽萍) is far too long. Indeed, it seems to have grown 20 minutes since the programme (which reckoned 100 minutes) was printed. Is she … Read more
Bolshoi cinema Sundays are back!
This season, the Bolshoi Ballet can again be seen in cinemas across Britain
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Eastman’s Fractus V: the extraordinary ordinary
Cherkaoui, a master of creative movement, meets Noam Chomsky, a master of verbal dexterity
Re:generations: The world of Dance of the African Diaspora comes to Birmingham
Major conference and performances, including premiere by ACE Dance and Music
Shanghai Ballet in The White-Haired Girl
Shenzhen Grand Theatre (深圳大劇院), China October 20, 2016 Joy Wang X. Y. Sometimes all that remains of an era is the art it leaves behind and sometimes it is dance that provides its enduring image, a symbolic memento both rooted in time and the transcendental. Watching the Shanghai Ballet (上海芭蕾舞團) in The White-Haired Girl (白毛女) … Read more
Jasmin Vardimon gives Pinocchio new and refreshing life
Pinocchio given new and refreshing life, and a depth rarely seen. One for all the family
Dance writers dancing! A Quintessential ‘ballet boot camp’
When the invitation dropped into the Inbox, it was impossible to turn down…
