Ballet Icons 20th Anniversary Gala
Somewhat more classical than previous years, the standard of dancing was sans pareil. Just what the doctor ordered.
London & SE
Giselle: a most honest romance
Nuñez’s Giselle looks unusually light within this world. Her peasant dancing is clean and loose, its ease producing flow rather than force
Resolution 26: Room Dance Company, Kirstin Halliday, Lilah Bobak
An evening that reflected how contemporary choreography increasingly extends beyond movement into installation, ecology, costume and multimedia
Fun, laughs and a lot of love for dance: Chicos Mambo’s Tutu
Seventy minutes of scenes that poke fun at and parody dance in all its forms, although there are a couple of very poignant moments in there too
BalletMAR: From Ash to Promise
The young classical ensemble led by Marika Brussel and Richard Bermange return with three ballets that reimagine history and Jewish narratives
Resolution 26: MANACAN, Shea Sullivan, Jie Gao and Wally Groves
A varied selection of choreographic voices… Every work showed a different sense of direction, whether through ideas, energy or physical presence
Ballet Nights 010: Decadance
An evening that brought together well-known names and Ballet Nights favourites, and featured the UK debut of Mexico’s Ballet de Monterrey.
Fish Bowl by Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau
The three performers are quite superb. They manipulated the audience to perfection, taking us from crying with laughter, to laughing through tears…
Ockham’s Razor: Collaborator
A very appealing and always engaging 55-minute look at what it really takes to work creatively with another person
Snapshots of American Modern Dance: Paul Taylor Dance Company
Across both evenings, dialects shifted quickly, textures changed sharply, and technique kept surfacing as a through-line.
Sadiq Ali Company: Tell Me
About HIV/AIDS, Tell Me certainly leaves its mark. For all its difficult subject matter, it’s also a work that’s warm and full of hope and optimism.