American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in London
A well-curated programme that showcased the dancers’ skills well, culminating in Jerome Robbins’ American classic, Interplay
Reviews
No music but bags of rhythm: Carte Blanche in Cancel Bertha at the Bergen International Festival
There’s almost no musical accompaniment. But that doesn’t mean silence, because it still comes loaded with sound and rhythm, and is full of life.
A very tasty tapas of a show from Estévez/Paños y compañía
A superb evening with many moments that were truly original, thought-provoking, challenging, educational, witty, entertaining and novel
London Flamenco Festival: Pineda, Flamenco by Cantaora, Queralt Lahoz
In Pineda, Patricia Guerrero does an impressive job in giving body and soul to the character in what is a compelling flamenco ballet.
Gala de Danza, celebrating dance and all the arts comes to London
June 25 and 26 sees the first London edition of Gala de Danza. David Mead looks ahead to the event with founder and producer Christina Lyon
Ballet Nights 008
Nemesis is a real juicy nugget of a work, one that makes you want to see more of Ihsan Rustem’s choreography and Ballett Augsburg.
Gary Clarke Company: Detention
“Extremely hard-hitting and impactful dance-docu-drama… Everything about Detention works.”
Compañía Mercedes Ruiz: Romancero del Baile Flamenco
There were some excellent and varied offerings from the dancers who, had they been wearing any, would have worked their socks off…
International Dance Festival München: DANCE X AKADEMIE, Ewa Dziarnowska, Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm
Reviews of ‘DANCE X AKADEMIE’, ‘This resting, patience’ by Ewa Dziarnowska, and TERRANOVA | hidden link by Diego Tortelli and Miria Wurm
Two takes on contemporary flamenco: Reflexiones sobre las Parcas & Matancera
Reflections on a double header at Sadler’s Wells: Reflexiones sobre las Parcas by a trio of artists, and Matancera by Rosario la Tremendita
Ballett des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz: Peter Pan
Emanuele Soavi’s Peter Pan has all the familiar characters, but is also a telling of the story that comes with one or two surprises.