Platform 14 provides a stage for emerging independent choreographers
It was good to witness some excellent dancing and well-thought choreographies.
The Australian Ballet 60th Anniversary Celebration Gala
The energy and courage of the dancers is a joy to watch and director David Halberg has a company to be proud of
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.
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.
Staatstheater Nürnberg International Ballet Gala
A fine evening with plenty of variety; and one not dominated by nineteenth-century fireworks.
The finest of all narrative ballets? Stuttgart Ballet in John Cranko’s Onegin
Martí Fernández Paixà is a superb Onegin, perhaps ballet’s ultimate romantic villain. He fills the stage, even when just standing in the background
Gala Flamenca
“A dazzling display of showmanship, albeit a performance that lacked clear structure.”
Future Choreography: an evening of new work by and with the Badisches Staatsballett
“A typically varied evening of work that ranged from out-and-out classical ballet to experimental dance theatre.”
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.
Stuttgart Ballet: Remember Me
A beautiful double bill of John Cranko’s Initials R.B.M.E. and Requiem by his great friend Kenneth MacMillan. It was an evening to savour.
Stuttgart Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew
The pas de deux are wonderful. They are not steamy but, typically Cranko, they are very human… balletic but without the formality