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Dancing at Dusk: A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring
The tension between the sexes seems heightened on the windswept sands
Sleek and perfectly fashioned: Birmingham Royal Ballet in Stems by Kit Holder
Full of muscular long lines
Charged and taut: Stuttgart Ballet in Louis Stiens’ Messenger
Fluid floorwork combined with balletic precision
Impressions of Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Elba: Waiting for Pepe by Carlos Pons Guerra
Repression, conformity and suppressed desire
Beautifully appealing: Dance Theatre of Harlem in Vessels
Grace of the performers, flow of the choreography
Ballet, Contemporary, Flamenco and Latin in Danceworks from the BBC
María Pagés’ arm movements are almost scratchy and impassioned on top of her percussive footwork