Humanising Odette: Jurgita Dronina in Hong Kong Ballet’s Swan Lake
The fullness of her courage is moving because it feels true
Asia
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 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.”
Sun Shier Dance Theatre: The Place: a Puppet, a Closet, a Fantasy
An exploration of ideas about freedom
One week, three universities: celebrating Taiwan’s dancers
National Taiwan Univ of Physical Education and Sport (國立臺灣體育運動大學), Hwa Gang Dance Troupe (華岡藝展), National Taiwan Univ of the Arts (國立臺灣藝術大學)
Dance Forum Taipei move with Toru Shimazaki
A trio of very different works full of interesting choreography and that really showed the dancers off to the full.
Shining a light on oppression and fears
Hofesh Shechter Company in Sun at the National Theater, Taipei
Tango that struggles to ignite: Milonga in Taipei
While there are high points, far too often it struggles to hold the attention