The Last Hamlet by Lost Dog: The trouble with being Hamlet
“For someone who has spent more than four centuries asking whether to be or not to be, Hamlet is remarkably reluctant to disappear.”
UK
Mesmeric Mutant Motion (Part I). D_Antidote Production in Non-Ordinary Services
Clad from head to toe in tight white suits, they’re faceless and genderless… their extraordinary quality is perhaps best described as mutant motion.
Scottish Dance Theatre: The Game of Life, Rotten Work
The more my questions and thoughts piled up, the more I found Rotten Work increasingly fascinating. The more it drew me in. The more intently I found myself watching. And the more I would rather like to see it again
Marikiscrycrycry: Hang Time Hanging
The seven dancers’ movement vocabulary is wonderfully varied… Fluent floorwork, vigorous ensemble passages and intricate partnering demonstrate an impressive technical range
Motionhouse: Hidden
A performance that thrills and entertains while attempting to relate to current concerns.
A beautiful spell. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
The swans slowly rise through the haze, drawing an audible wave of astonishment from the audience. It is a wonderfully atmospheric, dreamlike image
Northern Ballet in Michael Pink’s Cinderella
The tone throughout is light. This is a Cinderella where the heroine has a bright outlook on life. She never gets close to being in the depths of despair
London City Ballet: Ghost Light and Firebird
Two contrasting works by John Neumeier and Glen Tetley, and an evening that confirmed the exceptional quality of this increasingly impressive company
Boram Kim’s Gwantong 18. Who is Boram Kim anyway?
After seventy minutes, I cannot say I know Boram Kim. But he is a fascinating dancer, an amusing storyteller and, with all his eccentricities, pretty good company.
Dickson Mbi Company: Tellus
Tellus is a fully immersive show… Mbi looks to the folklore of his Cameroonian heritage to explore our fractured relationship with the earth.
Scottish Dance Theatre: A long and unsettling evening
“A long and unsettling evening.” Édouard Hue’s The Game of Life and Emilie Leriche’s Rotten Work.