International Draft Works
A short evening with plenty of variety, as ten choreographers, mostly still dancers themselves, were given the space to experiment.
Norwegian National Ballet
Osiel Gouneo, Black Romeo, a biography
“My way into the white world of ballet,” well summarizes his story but the biography… also gives a rare insight into what it means to be a dancer
Staatstheater Nürnberg International Ballet Gala
A fine evening with plenty of variety; and one not dominated by nineteenth-century fireworks.
Thrilling theatre: Norwegian National Ballet in The Hamlet Complex Redux
Simply too much to absorb in one viewing, but the brilliant stage pictures and the fine performances make for total immersion in thrilling theatre
Four pearls: Baroque Movement by Norwegian National Ballet
Garrett Smith’s ebullient Resonance is a delight
Glimpsing the future II: The Royal Ballet School at Covent Garden
An enjoyable if unbalanced afternoon
The intensity burns in Marit Moum Aune’s Hedda Gabler for Norwegian National Ballet
A remarkable interpretation of Hedda by Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken
New works take the eye in the Ballet United Gala
New choreography and old classics meet in a new venture
A strange community and an experience full on: Alexander Ekman’s Rooms
A weird gated community of characters where each solo, duet or trio occupies a bijou pad
A thrilling premiere for Norwegian National Ballet 2
Young dancers show their technicality and artistry