Wing Chun: an extraordinary evening of martial arts and dance
A perfect blend of dance, drama and martial arts… Some of the martial arts sequences in Wing Chun leave one breathless
State Ballet of Georgia: Swan Lake
A pleasing, traditional Swan Lake, but one that lacks characterisation and struggles for ‘wow’ factor.
A Night with Janis Joplin
a wonderful evening of blues and rock nostalgia, reliving the singer’s tragically short 27 years of sex, drugs, and rock and roll stardom.
You, the Choreographer: Creating and Crafting Dance
A truly handsome book… It covers just about everything you want to know, explore and understand about the elusive art of choreography
National Youth Ballet: Evolving Visions
A happy couple of hours in the company of some very talented young dancers, whose joy and enthusiasm reached across the footlights.
Passionate Work: Choreographing A Dance Career
A compelling book about those dancers who didn’t become stars, about their passion, grit and determination, why they do what they do
Flying high: London City Ballet in Resurgence
High standards and diverse repertory, including the much awaited revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Ballade, and Arielle Smith’s new Five Dances
Singularly sensational: A Chorus Line
The final number apart, it’s not glitzy and it’s not glamourous but it is a terrific piece of theatre. And the singing and dancing are top-notch too.
Bayerisches Staatsballett: Sphären.02 | Preljocaj
Sphären.02 certainly embraced a spectrum of styles. Whether it said much about future directions for ballet or dance is highly questionable, however.
Two debuts, two promotions and Cranko’s fine Swan Lake with Stuttgart Ballet
“Freely adapted from traditional versions.” Fine performances from Gabriel Figueredo and Mizuki Amemiya, both promoted at the end of the evening
Florence Dance Festival 2024
An extraordinarily wide-ranging programme of work… in the highly atmospheric Grand Cloister of the Santa Maria Novella.