Impulstanz: Rush(es) by Alexandra Bachzetsis
“She sits astride a large black trunk, dressed in dark khaki waders and a tight-fitting black unitard. And a long red wig…”
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T.H.E Dance Company and Searching Blue (寻蓝): Drawing the Boundary
Kuik Swee Boon’s work “explores community and the possibility of oneness. Before inviting anyone into a shared experience, it draws a boundary.”
ImPulsTanz: My Fierce Ignorant Step by Christos Papadopoulos
From an almost bleak start, the work increasingly gains a drive, sense of freedom, joy and lust for life that totally captures the viewer.
Ballet Black at The Grange Festival
Ballet Black brought its 25th anniversary double-bill to the very English summer setting, plus a short appearance from M22 Collective.
Staatsballett Berlin: Symphony in C, Fearful Symmetries
The formal beauty, purity and technical virtuosity of Balanchine, and the constant state of flux and harmonious chaos of Christian Spuck’s new creation
Luck/Unluck with Gauthier Dance
In new works by Hofesh Shechter and Aszure Barton, the company’s dancers were fabulous and mesmerising, and sucked us into two strange worlds almost devoid of references to reality, but full of emotion