Badisches Staatsballett International Benefit Gala
An enjoyable and interesting evening with the focus on duets and the more contemporary end of the spectrum, and only one firework pas de deux.
David Mead
A tale of two queens: Badisches Staatsballett in Maria Stuart
While Sophie Martin is a commanding presence as Elizabeth, albeit someone aloof and alone… it is Bridgett Zehr as Mary who stalks every scene
Opposites attract: Badisches Staatsballett do Jazz
Sleek, slinky and smooth, sophisticated yet playful, Stina Quagebeur’s Deviations feels like peeking in on an easy going jazz club.
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
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.