Yondering into the future: The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance 2022
It was a super afternoon, but you really do have to pinch yourself to remind yourself that they are all still in their late-teens
David Mead
Young dancers shine in choreography reflecting today: LaGuardia High School Graduation Dance Concert 2022
Many of the seven pieces were deeply thoughtful and somewhat dark in tone; a reflection of the times and recent experiences, no doubt
A super evening of many colours and emotions from New English Ballet Theatre
The company look in fine fettle. It was an evening that ran from emotionally intense and thoughtful to fizzling like the best English sparkling wine
Dramatic and intense: Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible
The dramaturgy is excellent. If the success of a ballet is judged by how easy it is to follow without reading the synopsis, it is a winner.
Ballet leads the way in the 22nd National Dance Awards
Classical ballet dominates even more than usual, although this is likely a consequence of the unique circumstances of the year.
Scottish Dance Theatre’s Joan Clevillé on Antigone Interrupted, being back in theatres, and the future
“Trying to expand the range of work, having a whole range of experiences that pushes the art form forward, I think is crucial to us going forward.”
Three Asian choreographers in MOVEMENT: Performance Platform
A varied triple bill of works by Yin Yue, Barkha Patel and eddy kwon that all combine the contemporary with the traditional
Rice and ritual: Lee Mingwei’s Our Labyrinth
It really does feel like the performers and rice are engaged in a duet… Our Labyrinth creates a sense of peace. It is a very absorbing experience.
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth
While most sections capture the attention, the way the work wanders around with little obvious link between them, makes life difficult for the viewer
Shechter II: Contemporary Dance 2.0
Features the intensity of Shechter’s signature ensemble work to an eclectic score that runs from his own throbbing creations to J.S Bach and Frank Sinatra
Vivid characterisations and fine dancing from London Children’s Ballet in Anne of Green Gables
Drama and humour, a clear narrative, great characterisations, excellent corps de ballet scenes, and in Annalise Wainwright-Jones, a wonderful Anne