Ballet Black: …all towards hope and Ingoma
Two works that, in different ways, speak about hope and togetherness that unfold as a conversation about what hope might mean, and what it takes for people to stand together.
Reviews
Scottish Ballet: Mary, Queen of Scots
The dancers were superb, their level of technique, dramatic interpretation, and musicality, a sheer joy to watch.
Onegin with the Bayerisches Staatsballett
Onegin is always big drama – a tale in which the characters turn into human beings, real people who hit you viscerally with all their anguish and throes
Neon Dance: Last and First Men
“The dancers… are welcome in their physical presence, their serenity and physical control impressive.”
Royal Swedish Ballet in Mats Ek’s Juliet & Romeo
Kaho Yanagisawa gave Juliet youth and spontaneity, quickly maturing into a determined woman wanting to choose her life partner and follow her heart
Resolution 26: Antonello Sangirardi, Host Bodies, AmyFoskettDance
It was a loud night. Not in decibels, but in the way each of the three short works occupied the act of looking.
Ballet Icons 20th Anniversary Gala
Somewhat more classical than previous years, the standard of dancing was sans pareil. Just what the doctor ordered.
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
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
Carlos Acosta’s sunny ballet provides “a lot of joy and a much-needed splash of sunshine on yet another grey, damp, dismal February day.”
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