Tanz im August: from dance manias to Northern Ireland society and Zulu rickshaw drivers
Featuring Oona Doherty’s ‘Navy Blue’, Robyn Orlin’s ‘We wear our wheels with pride…’, Mette Ingvartsen’s ‘The Dancing Public’ and more
Germany
Tanz im August, Berlin’s summer dance fest, is full of variety
The pearl of the week was undoubtedly Sonoma by La Veronal, a surreal work full of captivating images, beauty and strength
A glimpse into a very bright future: John Cranko School ‘Ballet Matinee’
A fine programme that reflected well the dancers’ classical training, and the School and Stuttgart Ballet heritage
A memorable evening in Hamburg: Nijinsky Gala XLVII
A long evening with some of the best dance on the planet and memorable performances
A bewitching show of dance, light and sound: HEX by Carly Lave
Lave appears as a strong yet endangered being of some sort. Her focus is engaged, her stage presence self-assertive and impactful
A family revealed: The Return by Felix Landerer and Of Curious Nature
The impressive level of detail helps the viewer perceive the pain caused by the unspeakable and claustrophobic realm we see
New views of a classic: Swan Lakes by Gauthier Dance
No flocks of white swans and definitely no tutus as Hofesh Shechter, Cayetano Soto and Marco Goecke look at the classic in their own unique style
Reflections on time: remains by Andrew Schneider and Sasha Waltz & Guests
In ‘remains’, time passes normally but also appears to freeze, quicken, expand and slow down, repeat, reverse, even disappear
Tanz im August returns live
New and unusual outdoor venues, theatres, and unconventional, industrial buildings made the festival a sort of a treasure hunt
A journey into identity: Home by Sebastian Abarbanell
From highly controlled movements, often on one leg, he dance detonates into raging, rave-like moments
Roni Rotem and Janan Laubscher’s 9 Muses
Rotem and Laubscher underline the necessity of the arts, most of all, the strong need to dance as a liberating and healing response