From women’s suffrage to fascism. Venus by Impermanence
The undoubted highlight of this quadruple bill of new work is Venus, which holds up a mirror to the life of Suffragette Mary Richardson
Returning to artistic directorship: a conversation with Cathy Marston
Marston says, she hopes to “develop and nurture a creative group of individuals, where each single dancer stands out on stage.”
Staatsballett Berlin: Onegin
Onegin… thoughtful, restless, troubled, austere. A sense of deep solitude and… incapacity to open up emotionally accompanies him throughout
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani: Skid and SAABA
Damien Jalet’s vision of dance is borderless, and he seems the right man to place dance on a slippery slope and stimulate questions
Passions on the boil: Pioneers by Ballet Black
Isabela Coracy, as Nina Simone, dressed in a gown of African print holds centre stage playing the dynamics with commanding presence
A new take on an old story: Kidd Pivot in Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s Revisor
Quite simply, a brilliant piece of theatre, one where the performers don’t move to music but dance the words, physically expressing them in every way
Connection, unity, trust and support: Heidi Weiss’ interbeing
Soft touches ignite new phrases as the dancers look at each other, vigilant of every single movement.
Kontemporary Korea: A Triple Bill of K:Dance
The third programme in this Festival of Korean Dance delivered… skilled craft, intellectual rigour and something distinctive and unusual
Choi x Kang Project and Art Project BORA in a Korean double-bill
A Complementary Set: Disappearing with an Impact by Choi x Kang Project is more of an experimental performance than a dance show…
Cathy Marston’s The Cellist with Ballett Zürich
A journey through heartbreaking emotions. As the Cellist, Guilia Tonelli embodied the indescribable pain of losing everything.
A dance of sublime pleasure. Staatsballett Berlin in Christian Spuck’s Messa da Requiem
“…Rich in aesthetic charm and delicate beauty… abounds in dramatic moments… absorbs and leads to wonder.”