National Taiwan University of the Arts: Emancipate & Millennium Dance
Two graduation shows, 25 short pieces, 23 of them by students. Plenty to admire, although some student works struggled and felt a little naive
School & conservatoire performances
National Taiwan University of Sport Graduation Dance Concert: Jiu Sheng
Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center, New Taipei City, TaiwanMarch 22, 2023 Taipei Elementary and Junior High School Talented Programme Annual Performance(臺北市度國民中小學藝術才能舞蹈班教學成果發表會)Chungshan Hall, TaipeiMarch 22, 2023 University dance departments in Taiwan are rather closer to conservatoires than those that exist in UK universities outside the main vocational schools. Their performances tend to reflect their individual ethos … Read more
Taiwan students in two evenings of top-notch dance: Focus Dance Company 2023
Two fine programmes both featuring a reworking of Ihsan Rustem’s super, tongue-in-cheek Bolero and Tsai Po-cheng’s (蔡博丞) new Dreaminess
A glimpse into a very bright future: John Cranko School ‘Ballet Matinee’
A fine programme that reflected well the dancers’ classical training, and the School and Stuttgart Ballet heritage
Yondering into the future: The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance 2022
It was a super afternoon, but you really do have to pinch yourself to remind yourself that they are all still in their late-teens
London Contemporary Dance School Graduation Performance 2022
This years’ works were thought provoking and relevant with the black humour of Sam Coren’s Story Telling for Earthly Survival, coming tops
English National Ballet School’s Summer Performance
In Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, Rin Ishikawa’s speed, focus and attack were phenomenal.
Young dancers shine in choreography reflecting today: LaGuardia High School Graduation Dance Concert 2022
Many of the seven pieces were deeply thoughtful and somewhat dark in tone; a reflection of the times and recent experiences, no doubt
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonJune 20, 2022 Maggie Foyer In an atmosphere of celebration, enthusiasm and commitment, the students of Rambert School took to the Linbury stage (as part of the Next Generation Festival) in a programme dedicated to Lord John Sainsbury who, with his wife Anya, has given such sterling support to the … Read more
mapdance 2022
A sometimes gritty and thought-provoking evening, but also one that ends colourfully and joyously
Dynamism and energy from Ballet Central
The choreography may often be busy and fast-paced, but the dancers rise to it with energy levels that need to be seen to be believed.