Delving into the recesses of Prospero’s mind: Dance Theater Heidelberg in Island
Outstandingly performed, sadness and melancholy pervades in Pérez’s intense, magnetic work that puts a new face on Shakespeare’s drama.
Outstandingly performed, sadness and melancholy pervades in Pérez’s intense, magnetic work that puts a new face on Shakespeare’s drama.
Complex and a real puzzle, for a while, Spuck’s ballet is very disorienting although it does become increasingly clear as the familiar starts to emerge
The setting may be updated but this is very much a Giselle still full of powerful feelings that reach out and touch
The quality and physicality of the dancing could not be faulted. The togetherness in unison moments was exceptional.
The refurbishment hasn’t just freshened the ballet up, it’s completely reinvigorated it… The perfect pre-festive treat for old and young alike
A look at the scene as it is through the eyes of the dancers past and present, while glancing back at some of the history of ballet on the island
Perhaps best described as a collection of dance essays. Some overlap, some do not… but the underlying theme of time is never too far away.
The superb Nostalgia is yet more evidence of Quagebeur’s talent. It’s no wonder she’s in demand at home and abroad.
An entertaining hour that everyone will enjoy. Smiles and laughs all round are guaranteed. It really is a lot of fun
A visual treat and the dancing really is fantastic, even if nothing is quite what it seems, and even if it left me not really any the wiser about who Alice is