Fall for Dance Programme 2: Dog Rising, Resurrection, Impasse
A stamina-sapping piece by Clara Furey/Bent Hollow, Memphis-Jookin from Charles ‘Lil Buck’ Riley, and Johan Inger’s weird and wonderful Impasse
David Mead
New York City Ballet: Square Dance, Episodes, Western Symphony
Square Dance, bright and playful; Episodes, cool, detached and often regarded as Balanchine at his most abstract, and the fun Western Symphony
Akram Khan’s Dust provides a deeply moving end to the opening Fall for Dance evening
Set against a backdrop of the trenches and images of men going ‘over the top’, it remains incredibly haunting. The audience was totally rapt.
Sabor on the street! Ballet Hispánico’s 55th birthday bash
It was a truly joyous few hours. Performances from BH2, salsa and merengue sessions for everyone, live music from the terrific Tempo Alegre…
Juilliard Fall Festival Opening Night
London audiences will get a chance to see Juilliard students next year as the school has joined forces with the Rambert School in a year-long collaboration
Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble: Monkey Off My Back or The Cat’s Meow
The show draws on multiple art forms, being at least as much about fashion, visuals and music as the choreography; perhaps more so
Five Friends: Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg, Johns, Twombly
With its works of art, stage props, costumes, photographs and archive material, the exhibition provides a fascinating insight into their friendship and work
London City Ballet: Momentum
“A real shifting through the gears. The whole ensemble looked at the top of their game… A fine evening of the best in dance. Not to be missed.”
Dance and circus at IF: Milton Keynes International Festival
Pagrav Dance Company’s One Sky is a celebration, the dance joyful, vibrant and emphasising the spirit of togetherness
Ballett des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz: Stravinsky in Paris
“Having pulled you in, it holds you all the way to the final moment… An unusual Sacre for sure. But also one with a rare beauty.”
Goyo Montero says goodbye: Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett in Malditos Benditos
Montero’s final work for the Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett, Malditos Benditos is a series of personal revisiting of some of the his most popular works