Oona Doherty’s Specky Clark
The narrative takes convoluted turns and tangents; the fine lines of the Specky’s reality an ambiguous jumble
Reviews
English National Ballet: Akram Khan’s Giselle in Taipei
Erina Takahashi remains a dancer and actor par excellence. There were excellent performances all round in Taipei, but it was very much her evening.
Korea National Contemporary Dance Company: Jungle
An hour of extraordinary dance and mesmerising choreography as 16 dancers bring the jungle to the stage, to a music by Marihiko Hara.
Breakin ‘ Convention
Earplugs are handed out as hip-hop theatre legend Jonzi D demands the packed audience ‘make some big noise’ and gets the right response.
Frantic Assembly x Aurora Orchestra: Carnival
The premise of ‘Dr Frompou’s Anatomical Study of an Orchestra,’ that locked up musical instruments escape, is amusing:
Jing Wei: poetry in words, poetry in motion
Jing Wei (精衛): a coming together of dance and Chinese opera. A work of terrific imagery and superb performances. It never flags, even for a second
Sasha Waltz & Guests: In C
The piece is a sort of improvisational choreographic and musical exercise within a set structure of 53 musical and choreographic phrases.
Three days in Wanhua, day 3: Want to Dance Festival 2025
A day of unusual locations and six performances, including by 79-year-old Zhang Su-fen in Lost in Time (歲月流線), one of the highlights of the festival.
Three days in Wanhua, day 2: Want to Dance Festival 2025
An afternoon that featured two quintuple-bill showcases of works from the Want to Dance Festival ((艋舺國際舞蹈節) Exchange Program
Three days in Wanhua, day 1: Want to Dance Festival 2025
75 performances of 43 works across 16 spaces and venues. The 2025 Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節) was a fine three days in every sense.