Colours opens with an Akram Khan premiere: Gauthier Dance in Turning of Bones
Lines and patterns form, break and reform anew, Feet stomp arms whirl, torsos arc backwards… As the tension builds, the power of the group is tremendous
Germany
The joy of dancing: Cie Amala Dianor in Munich
Level up & M&M was one of these rare performances that made you dance all the way home. A
In a different realm: BORDA by Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças
A very interesting piece revealing two completely different worlds, a white slow moving one full of pain and a colorful fast moving one full of joy
Bayerisches Junior Ballett München celebrates 15 years
The festivities culminated on June 11 with Devil’s Kitchen, a world premiere by Marco Goecke and Oscar Schlemmer’s iconic Das Triadische Ballett
International Dance Festival München: DANCE X AKADEMIE, Ewa Dziarnowska, Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm
Reviews of ‘DANCE X AKADEMIE’, ‘This resting, patience’ by Ewa Dziarnowska, and TERRANOVA | hidden link by Diego Tortelli and Miria Wurm
Ballett des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz: Peter Pan
Emanuele Soavi’s Peter Pan has all the familiar characters, but is also a telling of the story that comes with one or two surprises.
International DANCE Festival München: study now steady by Ligia Lewis
What is fascinating is not what the dancers are doing… per se, but the immediacy of their relationship with those close-up audience members.
International DANCE Festival München: a lover, a motorbike and a dash of craziness
A sort of serenade, a work of myth, mystery and allure, man and machine, Radio Vinci Park grabbed one from the very beginning to its engine roaring finish
International DANCE Festival München: The Master’s Tools
Their stamina is astounding… It is all beautifully done, tightly choreographed but appearing as if spontaneous.
International DANCE Festival München: Powerful words and intriguing dance
19 shows. 11 days. 9 venues. The first of several reports focuses on director Tobias Staab’s opening remarks, and ‘deadlier than dead’ by Ligia Lewis.
Staatsballett Berlin: Edward Clug’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Whimsical, intricate and playful… an evening where dream and reality merge, and the boundaries between love and deception blur.