A journey to the stars: The Little Prince
“A glorious journey through the improbable, which succeeds in taking the audience on a magical fantasy journey across the stars.”
Reviews
Maliphantworks4
The simplicity of Maliphant’s new solo, In a Landscape, is awe inspiring… the austerity of the sculptured shapes harks back to classical Greek art.
Modernity, tradition, identity, society in a Taipei triple-bill
Nameless Practice by Chien Lin-yi (簡麟懿): “Brim-full of ideas and fabulous images… a really terrific piece that holds the attention from start to finish”
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Anna Rose O’Sullivan stole the performance with depiction of a headstrong, intuitive, naïve, madly in love teenager
Sparkle, fireworks: Ballet Icons Gala 2025
A terrific evening. It was also one that probably contained more chances to see fouttées than most in the audience get in a year. No one disappointed.
In The Bushes by Léa Tirabasso
“A strange piece; and strangely compelling… thought provoking, at times humorous, highly original, if abstract-feeling dance”
Scottish Ballet: Twice-Born
Choreographically, Mbi ‘rebriths’ many classic dance movements, giving them a twist, an edge, that creates a sense of danger
Ballett Zürich honours Hans Christian Andersen
In Of Light, Wind and Waters, Kim Brandstrup mixes three of Andersen’s stories with a brief glimpse into the author’s working-class background
A Cuban butterfly: Mariposa by DeNada Dance Theatre
It is important to remember that it is inspired by Madam Butterfly, however, and is not a retelling, as difficult as I found that.
Dance, installation, music, protest, affirmation: Bintou Dembélé’s G.R.O.O.V.E.
An evening of visual and emotional power, and of fireworks, that I have not seen the like of previously at the National Theater
High energy fun: TRASH!
Hard hats and seat belts are in order for this high energy, high octane, fizz-popping rollick of a show… a supersonic smash of a performance