Boîte-en-valise: a celebration of Goyo Montero’s 15 years in Nuremberg
Snippets of signature works by other noted choreographers that have helped define the company, plus Montero’s own, new, Boîte-en-valise
Reviews
Ballet Preljocaj in a Swan Lake with a message
There are changes but… there are swans. There is a lake. There is an Odette in white, and a Siegfried who falls for an Odile in black.
Classicism to the fore: John Cranko School
Absolutely and unashamedly classically-focused. Even the student choreography. The contemporary pieces were clearly classically underwritten too
Badisches Staatsballett International Benefit Gala
An enjoyable and interesting evening with the focus on duets and the more contemporary end of the spectrum, and only one firework pas de deux.
A tale of two queens: Badisches Staatsballett in Maria Stuart
While Sophie Martin is a commanding presence as Elizabeth, albeit someone aloof and alone… it is Bridgett Zehr as Mary who stalks every scene
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Overall, the modern pieces showcased the dancers’ skill, technique and emotional engagement somewhat better than the classical ones.
Opposites attract: Badisches Staatsballett do Jazz
Sleek, slinky and smooth, sophisticated yet playful, Stina Quagebeur’s Deviations feels like peeking in on an easy going jazz club.
A hip hop Rite of Spring. Tanzkomplizen’s A Human Race: The Rite of Krump
Right from its premiere in 1913, ‘Sacre’ has broken with tradition, challenging listeners and viewers, often very successfully. And it does here too
An explosion of shapes and colours: Alma by Sara Baras
Sadler’s WellsJuly 5, 2023 As part of the London Flamenco Festival, Sara Baras, the worldwide acclaimed Spanish dancer, returned to Sadler’s Wells with Alma (‘soul’), a show directed, scripted, danced and choreographed by herself. Without a doubt, it showed the talent that she has cultivated in her thirty-year career. Even if you have seen flamenco … Read more
English National Ballet School, 2023 Summer Performance
An exciting evening for the English National Ballet School… back on track as a quality professional ballet school after a couple of difficult years.
Doing it his way. Gauthier Dance in Hofesh Shechter’s Contemporary Dance 2.0
It demands precision. It demands total commitment. And it got all three in full from Gauthier Dance. The beat never stops, and neither do they.