Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Fighters by Les Petites Choses Production
A handsome film towards the ‘screendance’ end of the spectrum in which past meets present, traditional meets modern
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Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Tjimur Dance Theatre
A largely light-hearted and quirky look at contemporary Paiwan life, although it does have its deeper, more thoughtful moments
A splash of colour and joy, a hint of darkness: Goyo Montero’s Blitirí
A dance that doesn’t take itself too seriously, for much of the time at least. But, like the real world, darker things lurk beneath
EDGE Digital: a triple bill of dance films
EDGE had to cancel their live shows this year but filmmakers stepped in to deliver a different and exciting graduation programme
Eye Candy and Rouge: Rambert’s Summer Livestream
Two very different pieces and an exceptionally good evening’s viewing. Well done, Benoit Swan Pouffer
Reflecting the complexity and madness of today’s world: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in Schlafende Frau
A thought-provoking creation that shakes the ground; a work of rich of fiery contents to reflect upon. A Pandora’s box revealed
Joy Womack: The White Swan
It’s a courageous film, one that presents a very honest, warts and all view of its subject: darkness as well as light, black swan as well as white swan
A Summer Celebration from ABT
Introduced by First Lady Jill Biden, and featuring digital premieres of works by Silas Farley, Helen Pickett, and James Whiteside
Stuttgart Ballet New/Works: an evening by Spuck, Goecke, Clug and Forsythe
An evening of top quality performances and choreography across an exciting range of styles, a feast after the famine
A complex emotional cocktail: Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother: The Final Cut
A superb film that captures completely the spirit of the original, albeit with a slightly quieter, more reflective feel.
Threshold by Peridance Contemporary Dance Company
A classically-rooted work by Igal Perry about relationships, and a sharper but still very human one from Yin Yue