Live orchestra meets circus and dance: Adventures of Peter and the Wolf
Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra (國家交響樂團, NSO) and Dance Forum Taipei (舞蹈空間) in a magical show that delights from start to finish.
Reviews
English National Ballet: Body & Soul
Pite’s Body and Soul (Part 1) demonstrates all the depth and subtlety which we have come to expect from this most exciting of choreographers
National Taiwan University of Sport: Lien Sheng
Lien Sheng (瀲生) included nine very varied student choreographies, sandwiched between two quality professional works by members of faculty
Ballet Revolución in Munich
Like a musical without a plot, one dance routine follows the next without any connection. But this is easily made up for by the exuberant dancing
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends
A cornucopia of amazing dance on an evening that just kept giving. Peck is a force of nature who never losers her high-octane energy
Elmhurst Ballet Company: Odyssey
The highlight was undoubtedly the excerpt from Wayne McGregor’s Entity… The Elmhurst graduates gave it their all, and the result was electric.
Hung Dance in Push and Pull: Relationship, or else
A particular kind of relationship stands at the centre of the work… a pattern in which a man observes, handles and directs a woman’s body.
Heinz-Bosl-Stiftung Spring Matinée in Munich
Twice annually, the matinées are very popular. They present the Bayerisches Junior Ballet and Ballett-Akademie der Hochschule für Musik und Theater
Radical Classical with Gauthier Dance Juniors
A rollercoaster of sheer fun, erotic display and a quiet moment of reflection in a programme of seven pieces by seven choreographers all to classical music.
Ballet de Lorraine: Acid Gems and a Folia
The Ballet de Lorraine dancers were outstanding, performing with elan. They owned the stage, their ensemble work impressive.
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.