A dance in the mists of time: Youth Ballet Ensemble Taiwan in Metaphor
Visually, it is insanely appealing and gorgeously lit. There are occasional, brief, brighter moments, but Metaphor is a dance in the shadows.
David Mead
National Taiwan University of Sport Graduation Dance Concert: Jiu Sheng
Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center, New Taipei City, TaiwanMarch 22, 2023 Taipei Elementary and Junior High School Talented Programme Annual Performance(臺北市度國民中小學藝術才能舞蹈班教學成果發表會)Chungshan Hall, TaipeiMarch 22, 2023 University dance departments in Taiwan are rather closer to conservatoires than those that exist in UK universities outside the main vocational schools. Their performances tend to reflect their individual ethos … Read more
Taiwan students in two evenings of top-notch dance: Focus Dance Company 2023
Two fine programmes both featuring a reworking of Ihsan Rustem’s super, tongue-in-cheek Bolero and Tsai Po-cheng’s (蔡博丞) new Dreaminess
“They are so rising to it.” London Children’s Ballet’s Snow White comes to the stage
“We are not treating them like kids. [They] have to put on a large-scale West End performance. We’re asking a lot of them, but they are so rising to it.”
Everything Falls Dramatic, Sung Im Her’s dance about life, death and resilience headlines the Festival of Korean Dance
She explains that the work explores the complex layering of the various forms of decay, fading and loss to which we are forever exposed…
Imagination made visible: Boris Charmatz’ Somnole
One man. One light. A bare stage. In a way it’s as minimalist as it sounds. But in another, anything but
Something special: London Children’s Ballet
We talk to Ruth Brill artistic director of London Children’s Ballet ahead of its performances of Snow White at London’s Peacock Theatre
L-E-V in Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart
A feverish, pulsating, visceral dance in which salsa, voguing, rave and clubbing run up against balletic moments and more
Two world premieres headline English National Ballet’s 2023/2024 season
ENB’s 2023-24 season will feature new ballets by Andrea Miller and David Dawson, plus the UK premiere of Johan Inger’s Carmen.
Providing opportunities for young dancers: The Performance Platform
A look at a new initiative giving young dancers the experience of performing at a vocational level on stage, and to be seen by schools and directors
Varna International Ballet: Giselle and Swan Lake
The staging may be a little thin, but Varna International Ballet have some fine dancers, including Briton Claire Gillard who took the lead in both shows