Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
A complete experience. And a very important message delivered in a magnificent way.
Silent Screen and Schmetterling: Bayerisches Staatsballett at its very best
The dancing is at a very high level… With both pieces focusing on relationships and death they complement each other perfectly
Magic, beauty and darkness: Riverbed Theatre and Formosa Circus Art in Dreams and Shadows
The circus merges seamlessly into the theatre and a work that has a deeply thoughtful, emotional core that pulls you in and never lets go.
National Taiwan University of the Arts: Emancipate & Millennium Dance
Two graduation shows, 25 short pieces, 23 of them by students. Plenty to admire, although some student works struggled and felt a little naive
A dance in the mists of time: Youth Ballet Ensemble Taiwan in Metaphor
Visually, it is insanely appealing and gorgeously lit. There are occasional, brief, brighter moments, but Metaphor is a dance in the shadows.
A quartet of shows from Barcelona’s dansa metropolitana festival
Carcaça by Marco Da Silva Ferreira; Las cosas se mueven per no dice nada by Poliana Lima; Above by Gaston Core; Crowd by Gisèle Vienne
Oz – The Magic In Us by Joy Alpuerto Ritter
While it maybe addressed to children and teenagers, it is also has much for adults, being a dance journey about what and where is home
National Taiwan University of Sport Graduation Dance Concert: Jiu Sheng
Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center, New Taipei City, TaiwanMarch 22, 2023 Taipei Elementary and Junior High School Talented Programme Annual Performance(臺北市度國民中小學藝術才能舞蹈班教學成果發表會)Chungshan Hall, TaipeiMarch 22, 2023 University dance departments in Taiwan are rather closer to conservatoires than those that exist in UK universities outside the main vocational schools. Their performances tend to reflect their individual ethos … Read more
On the And, honouring the legacy of Sir Robert Cohan
On the And, is an apt title. The intake of breath that precipitates the rush of energy and action brings memories flooding back
Taiwan students in two evenings of top-notch dance: Focus Dance Company 2023
Two fine programmes both featuring a reworking of Ihsan Rustem’s super, tongue-in-cheek Bolero and Tsai Po-cheng’s (蔡博丞) new Dreaminess
Tom Dale Company in Surge and Sub:Version
Digital meets dance plus music and visuals. A double bill that is a superb evening of total theatre.