Northern Ballet: Three Short Ballets
The dancers moved from Peck’s musical intricacy to van Manen’s cool precision and November’s high-energy theatricality without losing their own presence
Hans van Manen
A ‘lost’ Bausch plus van Manen, Volpi and Peck: Hamburg Ballet in The Times Are Racing
Pina Bausch’s ‘Adagio’, reconstructed only in 2024 having not been performed for 50 years, plus Hans van Manen’s ‘Variations for Two Couples’, Demis Volpi’s ‘The thing with feathers’, and Justin Peck’s title work
Ballett Zürich with Timeframed
Three of the evening’s four pieces were variations on the pas de deux; contrasted by a modern, energy-loaded piece for 23 dancers.
Choreographers across generations in Badisches Staatsballett’s Strings/Jumps
A well-balanced programme of quality dance – the visit of 92-year-old Hans van Manen and a rapturously received premiere from Mthuthuzeli November
A night of the best in ballet: Ballet Icons Gala
New and unfamiliar works rub shoulders with old favourites, with Sergio Bernal’s The Thinker the unexpected highlight of a super evening
Classicism all the way in Northern Ballet’s Generations
The undoubted highlight… is Tiler Peck’s Intimate Pages. It’s full of invention and packed with steps. The dance eats up every inch of the stage.
Tiler Peck to create new ballet for Northern Ballet’s new season
Her new piece will form one third of Generations: Three Short Ballets, a trio of works created by choreographers from across the generations
Ballett Zürich: On the Move
On the Move is not only the title of Ballett Zürich’s latest triple bill… but also a description of the momentary state of affairs at the company.
Celebrating male dance: Men In Motion
A largely enjoyable affair, Ivan Putrov must be congratulated for pulling everything together. Here’s to another ten years.
A memorable evening in Hamburg: Nijinsky Gala XLVII
A long evening with some of the best dance on the planet and memorable performances
Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen Festival Programme 4
Boosted by visitors from Vienna State Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet, an evening of dance and music of amazing quality and variety