English National Ballet: The Forsythe Programme
Not everyone can carry off Forsythe because it’s about so much more than just steps… English National Ballet have embodied the style fully.
Sadler's Wells
Scottish Ballet: Twice-Born
Choreographically, Mbi ‘rebriths’ many classic dance movements, giving them a twist, an edge, that creates a sense of danger
By the light of the moon: Pina Bausch’s Vollmond
The everyday is made ludicrous, and deeply expressive… The performers engage in games of unfathomable rules… Normal romantic emotions are exaggerated
The Rose International Dance Prize: Encantado (Lia Rodrigues), Beings (Shimmering Productions)
Beings is an unusual, and surprisingly riveting, short piece. A duet danced on reinforced rice paper… Wang’s choreography is exquisite
The Rose Interntaional Dance Prize: An Untitled Love (Kyle Abraham) and Sepia (Stav Struz Boutrous)
Set to the highly evocative music of neo-soul artist D’Angelo and The Vanguard, An Untitled Love is a flowing, sensuous piece…
Of swans and men: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Most magnificent of all, is Harrison Dowzell as The Swan… Quite unforgettable. Whether in bird form… or as The Stranger at the Act 3 ball
Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa: NOBODADDY
It’s all a very long way from Keegan-Dolan’s stunning and powerful Swan Lake… Abstract to the point of meaninglessness.
Akram Khan’s Gigenis: the generation of the Earth
A super hour or so of theatre, one in which bharatnatyam, kathak and kutiyattam come together with ease
Rosas: EXIT ABOVE – after the tempest/d’après la tempête/naar de storm
EXIT ABOVE is a theatrical happening but it is the sounds that linger rather than the movements.
Abby Z and the New Utility: Radioactive Practice
Mesmerising, infuriating, and riveting in turns, Radioactive Practice is an hour of almost completely silent physical exertion by six performers.
National Ballet of Canada in Frontiers: Choreographers of Canada
Angel’s Atlas by Crystal Pite doesn’t just speak to the viewer, it doesn’t just reach out and touch, it digs deep inside to find the soul.