Resolution 26: MANACAN, Shea Sullivan, Jie Gao and Wally Groves
A varied selection of choreographic voices… Every work showed a different sense of direction, whether through ideas, energy or physical presence
A varied selection of choreographic voices… Every work showed a different sense of direction, whether through ideas, energy or physical presence
It’s a gathering. At times, it has the joy of a ceilidh, but it also has a dark, mysterious edge, and is often quite disconcerting.
Three of the evening’s four pieces were variations on the pas de deux; contrasted by a modern, energy-loaded piece for 23 dancers.
An evening that brought together well-known names and Ballet Nights favourites, and featured the UK debut of Mexico’s Ballet de Monterrey.
The three performers are quite superb. They manipulated the audience to perfection, taking us from crying with laughter, to laughing through tears…
A tale of love and violence, of belonging to or being expelled, of life and death, all taking place in the liminal space between reality, dream, memory…
A very appealing and always engaging 55-minute look at what it really takes to work creatively with another person
Across both evenings, dialects shifted quickly, textures changed sharply, and technique kept surfacing as a through-line.
About HIV/AIDS, Tell Me certainly leaves its mark. For all its difficult subject matter, it’s also a work that’s warm and full of hope and optimism.
The combination of Christopher Bruce and Leonard Cohen in Troubadour produces a dance magic of the sort rarely seen, spellbinding and unforgettable
The dancers are committed and the themes are ambitious. What I miss is not effort, but clarity.