Of faces and clothes: Maguy Marin’s Singspiele
Interpreter David Mambouch is alone on stage save for a variety of clothes, male and female, and a pad of headshots
Interpreter David Mambouch is alone on stage save for a variety of clothes, male and female, and a pad of headshots
Lin draws local and national culture and an overwhelming sense of ritual into her dance
Picnic, a duet danced beautifully on a patch of synthetic grass amid a sea of opened black umbrellas
Works by Marco Goecke, Crystal Pite and Lightfoot-León in a strong triple bill
Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts February 21, 2017 David Mead It opens with Sinthia Liz, a porcelain ballerina with an upturned rainbow saucer for a tutu. That’s the first of a series of weird and wonderful costumes including tutus of golden, hooped wire, concertinaed material and coloured balls. Another dancer looks … Read more
Ryzhkova was as divine as a bayadère should be; lovely arms, beautiful technique and she makes you want to watch
Century Contemporary Dance Company, Ha Youngmi and Off-Nibroll at the Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei December 30, 2016 David Mead Three works, three choreographers, three countries. Taiwan doesn’t get to see as much dance from around East Asia as one might expect, so this Dance in Asia (驅動城市) evening put together by Yao Shu-fen (姚淑芬) and her … Read more
As it was once suggested was put on a big sign outside London’s National Gallery: “You don’t have to like it all.”
A deeply beautiful and sensual dance, and a great way to draw the curtain on 2016
Lots right choreographically but often underwhelming 3D visuals