A hip hop Rite of Spring. Tanzkomplizen’s A Human Race: The Rite of Krump
Right from its premiere in 1913, ‘Sacre’ has broken with tradition, challenging listeners and viewers, often very successfully. And it does here too
David Mead
Doing it his way. Gauthier Dance in Hofesh Shechter’s Contemporary Dance 2.0
It demands precision. It demands total commitment. And it got all three in full from Gauthier Dance. The beat never stops, and neither do they.
A symphony of dance: Badisches Staatsballett in Per aspera ad astra
Glen Tetley’s Voluntaries is intensely moving. The dance soars literally, in its cruciform overhead lifts, and in its spirituality.
A human journey: Dance Theatre Heidelberg in Reality and the Cosmos
“Very much rooted in the actuality of people as human beings… a journey… through the development of identity and who we are.
Crazy for You. Who could ask for anything more?
The show is rammed with instantly hummable melodies. What dance too. The chorus-line, tap, ballroom and comedy numbers just keep giving.
Being apart, being together: Mohamed Toukabri’s The Power (of) The Fragile
“Touching and uplifting… An intimate, tender, beautifully drawn portrait of mother and son… It pictures a relationship that not only survives but thrives”
Next Generation Festival: Rambert School
Six new pieces performed by the third-years, alongside two award-winning works by noted choreographers danced by the second-years.
Next Generation Festival: The Royal Ballet School
An super evening with the high spots being the clownery and of Kylián’s Sechs Tänze and the classicism of Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour.
42nd Street. Irresistible. A show to lift the spirits.
Jammed with great music and great dance, it’s a show that will leave you with a big grin on the face and humming its fabulous tunes
BRB2 in Carlos Acosta’s Classical Selection
A fine evening and a fine initiative that deserves to succeed. Yet more evidence of the excellent work Carlos Acosta is doing in Birmingham
Next Generation Festival: McNicol Ballet Collective in Devotions
Andrew McNicol is a choreographer who clearly understands… the music he is using. He obviously also very much believes in classical ballet