Made in Amsterdam by Dutch National Ballet
Two programmes of new and revived works, including David Dawson’s new Citizen Nowhere
Reviews
La Bayadère misfires: Bayerisches Staatsballett in Hong Kong
Ryzhkova was as divine as a bayadère should be; lovely arms, beautiful technique and she makes you want to watch
Arthur Pita and HeadSpaceDance: Stepmother/Stepfather
The audience was left in limbo wondering whether it was funny or something else
Working girl to princess: David Bintley’s Cinderella
Momoko Hirata is exquisite as the transcendent Cinders
Pina Bausch sunny side up: Masurca Fogo
Lisbon in snapshot, the work is infused with sensual warmth, the heady perfume of flowers and the sea
Dance that flickers and dies: ŻfinMalta Dance Ensemble
They have some interesting young dancers but the programme did not serve them well.
Richness and ingenious invention: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes
Matthew Bourne admits that this is his personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance. It really shows.
Hamlet with incidental swans: The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake in cinema
Svetlana Zakharova is an astonishing Odette/Odile. She is simply exquisite as Odette.
Mesmerising: Motionhouse in Scattered
At first sight, Scattered is most strongly characterised by its powerfully imaginative use of technology
DVD – Relève: Histoire d’une création
A look at the film that charts the creation of Benjamin Millepied’s first ballet as Director of the Paris Opera Ballet