Bayerisches Staatsballett: Alice in Wonderland
Its weird, dream-like story and imaginative set… explode with colour; and it offers multiple roles to show off dancers.
Bayerisches Staatsballett
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
Old favourites, new challenges: Russian Ballet Icons Gala
A tribute to Diaghilev that looked backward, showcased the contemporary and offered something new
Bayerishes Staatsballett II: The Triadic Ballet and a truly mixed, mixed bill
Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts February 21, 2017 David Mead It opens with Sinthia Liz, a porcelain ballerina with an upturned rainbow saucer for a tutu. That’s the first of a series of weird and wonderful costumes including tutus of golden, hooped wire, concertinaed material and coloured balls. Another dancer looks … Read more
La Bayadère misfires: Bayerisches Staatsballett in Hong Kong
Ryzhkova was as divine as a bayadère should be; lovely arms, beautiful technique and she makes you want to watch
Global dance names and emerging local artists at the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2017
The dance programme at the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Festival is packed with quality performers. The headlines are naturally taken by the three big visitors: the Bayerisches Staatsballett and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from Germany, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal from Canada. There much more too, though, including plenty of local dance-making talent on … Read more
Ballet leads the way in the National Dance Awards nominations
The nominations for the 17th National Dance Awards (covering the period September 2015-August 2016) are out. Organised by the Dance Section of the Critics Circle, the body of professional dance critics in the UK, they again celebrate the vigour and diversity of Britain’s thriving dance culture. Having said that, ballet featured particularly strongly this year … Read more
Ave Maya: Russian Ballet Icons Gala
An excellent combination of old favourites, some modern pieces and some from both sides less familiar