Yao Jin’s Marguerite charms: Hong Kong Ballet in Lady of the Camellias
With its sensual angst and tormented passion, Lady of the Camellias makes for a perfect ballet. In theory.
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Startlingly beautiful: Under Siege by Yang Liping
Sadler’s Wells, London November 3, 2016 DavidMead At nigh on two hours without an interval, Under Siege (十面埋伏, which literally translates as ‘ambush from ten sides’) by Yang Liping (simp. 杨丽萍/trad. 杨丽萍) is far too long. Indeed, it seems to have grown 20 minutes since the programme (which reckoned 100 minutes) was printed. Is she … Read more
Shanghai Ballet in The White-Haired Girl
Shenzhen Grand Theatre (深圳大劇院), China October 20, 2016 Joy Wang X. Y. Sometimes all that remains of an era is the art it leaves behind and sometimes it is dance that provides its enduring image, a symbolic memento both rooted in time and the transcendental. Watching the Shanghai Ballet (上海芭蕾舞團) in The White-Haired Girl (白毛女) … Read more
Humanising Odette: Jurgita Dronina in Hong Kong Ballet’s Swan Lake
The fullness of her courage is moving because it feels true
Singapore Dance Theatre in Masterpiece in Motion
The age of Innocence emerges slowly, stealthily from a tapestry of unspooling private narratives
World Gala, Seoul International Dance Competition
The feel-good factor was palpable among artists and audience.
An elegant and tragic love story: Shanghai Ballet in Echoes of Eternity
Qi Bingxue’s (戚冰雪) happy smile lit up the theatre…a dancer I am sure we will be seeing much more of
A timeless love story: Patrick de Bana on Echoes of Eternity for Shanghai Ballet
“A wonderful adventure. I discovered a wonderful ancient China.”
An evening of diminishing returns: Ballet Under The Stars in Singapore
Bournonville Divertissements and Paquita in the same evening – a wonderful lesson in history and continuity
A tale of two Giselles: The Royal Ballet in Japan
There is so much to say about Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov, and so few ways of saying it
Laurretta Summerscales soars in Singapore’s Superstars of Ballet Gala
“Dancers like Summerscales can transform the most ‘gotcha’ things into something ecstatic.”