Varna International Ballet: Swan Lake
While Varna’s production harks back to the original, it just goes to show how the many alterations over the decades have improved the ballet
London & SE
Humanhood: Infinite
A work that draws you in; a work where you can just sit and admire its power and beauty, or let you mind wander into thoughts about the cosmos
The Rose International Dance Prize: Encantado (Lia Rodrigues), Beings (Shimmering Productions)
Beings is an unusual, and surprisingly riveting, short piece. A duet danced on reinforced rice paper… Wang’s choreography is exquisite
The Royal Ballet and Opera: Phaedra + Minotaur
In Minotaur… choreographer Kim Brandstrup has all he needs in three remarkable dance artists and an eloquent dance language.
Oedipus: Old Vic with Hofesh Shechter Company
The opening moment; a sudden blackout… wall of sound… dancers pulsing in muscular rhythm in cold hazy light sets the stage for a momentous drama.
Compagnie Focus & Chaliwaté: Dimanche
Tenret takes the audience through every emotion. There are searingly sad moments… frightening moments, and very funny moments.
The Rose Interntaional Dance Prize: An Untitled Love (Kyle Abraham) and Sepia (Stav Struz Boutrous)
Set to the highly evocative music of neo-soul artist D’Angelo and The Vanguard, An Untitled Love is a flowing, sensuous piece…
Gandini Juggling: Heka
As if being able to juggle and dance weren’t enough, Sean Gandini and his company have added magic to the mix.
Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets
an emotional evening of dance. From the bittersweet melancholy of Rudi van Danzig’s Four Last Songs to the full-blooded passion of Mthuthuzeli November’s Fools with a fun interlude from Kristin McNally between, it was an evening to engage heart and soul.
The Royal Ballet: Onegin
Marianela Nuñez’s several-years-later Act III pas de deux with Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød’s Prince Gremin was a thing of sublime beauty
English National Ballet: Giselle
The happy grins and overheard comments during the interval told you all you needed to know. Mary Skeaping’s Giselle is wonderful, a real gem.