NDCWales in Blue|Glas
The two works share ideas around struggle, change and moving forward, but they come from opposite directions.
Sadler’s Wells East
Jess & Morgs’ DEEPFAKE
A work concerned with the instability of images repeatedly brings our attention back to something stubbornly physical: the body in front of us.
Why Hamlet? A conversation with Ben Duke
Ahead of performances in Paris in September and then Sadler’s Wells East in November, Zoë Hewitt talks to Lost Dog director Ben Duke about his new production, ‘The Last Hamlet’
Acosta Danza Yunior: Next Generation
Across the evening, the dancers show strength, secure partnering and a physical language rich with possibility. Their bodies twist and fold through unusual shapes
AUGMENTED: Dance powered by MAM + AISOMA
The Juilliard School in New York and Rambert School in London, the wizardry of MAM + AISOMA and choreography by Wayne McGregor
Louise Lecavalier: danses vagabondes
A 67-year-old body doing a 65-minute solo is hardly a footnote. Lecavalier, though, has a nice way of dodging the heavy halo around it.
Fun, laughs and a lot of love for dance: Chicos Mambo’s Tutu
Seventy minutes of scenes that poke fun at and parody dance in all its forms, although there are a couple of very poignant moments in there too
ZooNation and hip hop meet Charles Dickens in Ebony Scrooge
The dancing is terrific. Every single member of the cast bursts with energy and athleticism. Everything is so sharp, so precise, it takes your breath away
A very tasty tapas of a show from Estévez/Paños y compañía
A superb evening with many moments that were truly original, thought-provoking, challenging, educational, witty, entertaining and novel
Humanhood: Infinite
A work that draws you in; a work where you can just sit and admire its power and beauty, or let you mind wander into thoughts about the cosmos
Sadler’s Wells East revealed
The auditorium is a model of versatility with many different configurations. There’s even a properly sprung dance floor in the foyer