Staatsballett Berlin: 2 Chapters Love
“2 Chapters Love may be full of ‘classic’ Eyal but, in many ways, it also feels very much an ode to classical ballet.” Plus Sol Léon’s Stars Like Moths.
Reviews
Staatsballett Berlin: SAABA & Minus 16
The fourth of Sharon Eyal and partner Gai Behar’s work to be danced by the Staatsballett, SAABA is different. Behar’s choreography feels more dreamy.
Dickensian delights: Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol
The setting may be dreary, but the story is warm, the characters vividly brought to life. Carols, Christmas tunes, fine dance, and a good story.
Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa: NOBODADDY
It’s all a very long way from Keegan-Dolan’s stunning and powerful Swan Lake… Abstract to the point of meaninglessness.
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker. A real Christmas treat
Undoubtedly the best production of the ballet in this country by some distance, it’s once again casting its spell over audiences
Akram Khan’s Gigenis: the generation of the Earth
A super hour or so of theatre, one in which bharatnatyam, kathak and kutiyattam come together with ease
Pagrav Dance Company: Aunusthan
An impressive evening from an impressive company. Aunusthan means celebration’ and the show is certainly that.
The Royal Ballet: MADDADDAM
Wayne McGregor’s MADDADDAM certainly challenges… It’s a ballet that just needs time to percolate through one’s consciousness.
A journey of self-discovery: Islands by Shimmering Production
A compelling exploration that sees two dancers explore the cultural essence of their bodies as they seek to answer the questions, ‘Who am I?’ and ‘Who are we?’
Rosas: EXIT ABOVE – after the tempest/d’après la tempête/naar de storm
EXIT ABOVE is a theatrical happening but it is the sounds that linger rather than the movements.
Chunky Move: 4/4
The couples were never anything less that absolutely precise and perfectly in sync. It is quite mesmerising. For a while.