Dark days, inner voices and coming through: Nobody by Motionhouse
With its digital imagery, shape-shifting set and athletic, highly physical choreography, Nobody is spectacular
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The Place Korean Season: W.A.Y (re-work) by Sung Im Her
Engaging and highly enjoyable. Avoid the words, enjoy the dance and never underestimate the fun factor!
Coming together again: Charlotte Spencer Projects’ Is this a Waste Land?
My experience was one of seesawing emotions: excitement and embarrassment, exhilaration and awkwardness
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer: A Celebration
An evening to celebrate: the traditions of classicism driven forward by innovation, and free to watch on demand
Memories real and invented: Rambert2 in Note To Self
A disjointed journey through recollections of a life. As Eve, the outstanding Karlina Grace-Paṣeda wanders ghost-like through them
Hofesh Shechter Company: Double Murder
The Fix, brings a complete change. I found it remarkably compelling, Dancers embrace. Touch is tender. Moments hint at love, loss and shared experience
Old favourites overshadow new work: Ukrainian Ballet Gala
Ivan Putrov assembled some of his country’s finest dancers alongside others in an ambitious and largely enjoyable evening
A ballet favourite remixed: KVN Dance Company’s Coppélia
A deeper, slightly darker look at what is usually a pretty lightweight ballet. A fine production full of energy and brilliant designs
An ancient story brought to vivid life: Gayatri
It’s combination of contemporary and traditional; of history, music and movement; is unexpectedly compelling.
Captivating dance from Singapore: T.H.E Dance Company in Pán
A look at transculturation, Pán is superbly danced. The performers come together in a delicious whole
Finding oneself, finding ‘woman’: Yun Collective’s This is Not a solo dance
In her dance, Ruby Chang talks to herself, questions herself. Is there one ‘woman’ or lots of ‘women’? And, where, what, who is she?