Hong Kong Arts Festival
The World of John Neumeier: a window on the man and his choreography
A journey through a lifetime of choreograpy
The mind and music of a genius: Hamburg Ballet in John Neumeier’s Beethoven Project
The detail in the dance is astounding
Thoughts about ballet and a look forward to Hamburg Ballet in Hong Kong: a conversation with John Neumeier
“Painting with human beings in space and time”
Star quality: Svetlana Zakharova and Vadim Repin’s Pas de Deux for Toes and Fingers
Music and dance that lit up the stage
Christian Spuck’s Anna Karenina struggles for drama and passion: Ballett Zürich at the Hong Kong Festival
Never boils over emotionally in the way it should
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