An absolute treat: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
Paris Fitzpatrick and Cordelia Braithwaite danced the title roles with a totality of emotional commitment that was, at times, almost overwhelming.
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The Australian Ballet: Jewels
Jewels, to coin a phrase, is a gem. Each of the three ballets… is distinct in style, mood and music… each is exposing too.
Gala Flamenca
“A dazzling display of showmanship, albeit a performance that lacked clear structure.”
A star still shining brightly: Acosta at 50
An evening that oozed warmth. Of the ten ballets and excerpts presented in this birthday celebration, Acosta appears in five.
Hip hop meets gaming in Fray by CandyBomber
A roller-coaster, multi-media, hip-hop dance-based experience like no other. Hip hop dance theatre fully come into its own.
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Overall, the modern pieces showcased the dancers’ skill, technique and emotional engagement somewhat better than the classical ones.
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.
The Royal Ballet School at Holland Park
The undoubted highlight of the evening was Robert Battle’s terrific solo, Takademe. Caspar Lench owned the stage…
Crazy for You. Who could ask for anything more?
The show is rammed with instantly hummable melodies. What dance too. The chorus-line, tap, ballroom and comedy numbers just keep giving.
Being apart, being together: Mohamed Toukabri’s The Power (of) The Fragile
“Touching and uplifting… An intimate, tender, beautifully drawn portrait of mother and son… It pictures a relationship that not only survives but thrives”