Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Fighters by Les Petites Choses Production
A handsome film towards the ‘screendance’ end of the spectrum in which past meets present, traditional meets modern
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Tubular Bells Live with Circa
Yaron Lifschitz’s floor work choreography, full of rolls and tumbling, is pleasing and empathises with the flow of the music
Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Tjimur Dance Theatre
A largely light-hearted and quirky look at contemporary Paiwan life, although it does have its deeper, more thoughtful moments
Singin’ in the Rain: a marvellous evening of infectious optimism
“I defy anyone to come out of the theatre not smiling and feeling full of joy; and probably humming the glorious music too”
A journey of discovery with Luca Silvestrini and Protein’s En Route
Locations were transformed as the dance snaked from Woolwich Common to the river, inventively realising the promise held in the title
EDGE Digital: a triple bill of dance films
EDGE had to cancel their live shows this year but filmmakers stepped in to deliver a different and exciting graduation programme
Sharing and shining: English National Ballet School’s Summer Show
A very diverse and challenging programme including Frederick Ashton’s Les Rendezvous
Eye Candy and Rouge: Rambert’s Summer Livestream
Two very different pieces and an exceptionally good evening’s viewing. Well done, Benoit Swan Pouffer
The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
A fine afternoon’s dancing, this year mostly by the Upper School, highlighted by Elite Syncopations
A fabulous feel-good evening with Circolombia and Choir of Man
With Circolombia, it’s the acrobatics that provide all the highlights. Much of it is aerial, which means a grandstand view for all.
Pirates and Sylphs with Ballet Central
The highlight was a superb performance of the Act II of Matthew Bourne’s ‘romantic wee ballet’, Highland Fling