Modernity meets tradition in Lazgi by National Ballet of Uzbekistan
An unexpected surprise. The choreography is endlessly inventive, the corps moving seamlessly from interesting shape to interesting shape
Reviews
London City Ballet: Resurgence
The highlight of the company’s inaugural programme is undoubtedly Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade.
Irresistible: Scottish Dance Theatre in The Flock & Moving Cloud
A super evening. The finale of Moving Cloud is one of the most joyous five minutes or so I’ve witnessed on stage in a long time
Wildly creative. Ambiguous Dance Company in The Belt – Past and Future
These Korean dancers are a force of nature. I love their audacity, their phenomenal energy and most of all, their wild, fantastic creativity
The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition
The standard of dancing was superb, the gold medal being taken by Antonia Maria Cramb, currently training at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
ZooNation: The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
The narrative itself is thin. But who cares when the characterisation is so good, the dancing so terrific, and the energy levels so stratospheric.
Ballet Nights at Cadogan Hall
A mixed bill brought, inevitably perhaps, mixed success but without a shadow of a doubt, it was worth it for Set Fast alone.
Zürcher Theater Spektakel: a festival that confronts and includes
The festival’s main program showcased the perspectives of more than 240 artists from about 30 countries, with inequity often at the heart of works
Wing Chun: an extraordinary evening of martial arts and dance
A perfect blend of dance, drama and martial arts… Some of the martial arts sequences in Wing Chun leave one breathless
State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
A pleasing, traditional Swan Lake, but one that lacks characterisation and struggles for ‘wow’ factor.
A Night with Janis Joplin
a wonderful evening of blues and rock nostalgia, reliving the singer’s tragically short 27 years of sex, drugs, and rock and roll stardom.