Edinburgh Fringe: Dance, acrobatics and colour in Diabolo Dance Theatre’s Light of Life
a magical hour of dance and acrobatics that oozes warmth and that will delight the whole family.
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Edinburgh Fringe: Resident Island Dance Theatre in Ice Age; Indepen-dance in Entwined
For all its downbeat beginning, Ice Age definitely comes with a life affirming, positive outlook. It ends celebrating the human body and spirit
Edinburgh Fringe: Beautiful and telling, Hung Dance in See You
Fine detail is everywhere in an hour of contemporary dance at its best: beautiful, telling movement that holds you throughout.
A spectrum of urban flair: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s Send in a Cloud
An explosion of strong and lively colours; a visually stunning production that leaves a lasting impression for audiences to take home and savour
Revealing personal, hidden trauma: Frontier Danceland’s Stage On-Screen
Unlock draws you almost immediately, the mood set inside seconds. Dancers dressed in simple, plain gowns pad slowly through the space
Stre@m, a new video-on-demand platform for Asian dance
This year, Stre@m will focus on work from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea, but he hopes more Asian countries will join next year.
Memories, energy, feelings. Shanghai-based Xie Xin on choreography, Ripple and the BalletBoyz
“I want the audience to see themselves. Sometimes memories hit us…creating ripples.” It’s the heart that makes a piece come alive, she adds.
Determinedly different: T.H.E Dance Company in PheNoumenon
The intimacy of the eccentric Coronet Theatre suited this company of six dancers from Singapore and its programme well
Béjart’s spellbinding Les Chaises headlines Programme B of the 16th World Ballet Festival on demand
The most interesting work without doubt is Béjart’s Les Chaises. Gil Roman is a fine actor while Alessandra Ferri is the powerful presence you would expect
The 16th World Ballet Festival on demand
Everything is straight out of the top drawer in the first of two programmes from the festival held in Tokyo in August 2021
Reflections on life: In Time You Will by Sun-Shier Dance Theatre
The older performers steal the show. It could easily have become over-sentimental, yet it’s all done with a beautiful light touch delicacy