As on the previous evening, various schools of Indian dance were on view, revealing fascinating echoes and differences between them.
Archive - August 2015
I'm rather conflicted about the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre (SPBT) La Bayadere. On the one hand I recognise some great dancers and dancing when I see it and on the other hand none of it really added up to create a truly satisfying whole.
"You’re never too disabled, too blind, too old or too proud to be able to perform." - Wolfgang Stange. Jann Parry on the man, the company and their new show, 35 Amici Drive...
The overall standard of dancing of both NEBT and guests was very good - if the choreography was rather more mixed.
Next year I want to dedicate more time to teaching, and finally bring out my clothing line, under the brand Paloma Herrera...
Gallery by Stephen Wright...
5 Questions to Jonathan Watkins about his new 1984 for Northern Ballet - premiering 5 September in Leeds...
But the highlight of the evening—in part because of its novelty— were the two dances performed by Rakesh Sai Babu, the young male dancer specializing in the much less familiar Chhau dance style...
Amy Seiwert, a San Francisco-based choreographer, is gifted. For the last several years, she has held the position of Choreographer in Residence at Smuin Ballet, where she has arguably surpassed her mentor, the troupe's founding father, Michael Smuin, in choreographic talent...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
I want to see what LeCrone can do with more bodies and longer pieces.
It’s always very exciting working with the company because you get to do things dancers wouldn’t normally do....
Kolesnikova supplies such poetry and ardour in her finely judged delivery of the role that it is definitely worth seeing for that alone...
Q: What have you learned about Petipa from the notations? Ans: Looking at the notations changed my taste. Honestly, I just can’t stand seeing productions of the classics any more, because I know how far it is from Petipa’s intentions...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
A diverse company tells this story, thankfully. The women in particular are diverse in their movement quality, and Felesina is a standout among them.
Grass and Jackals possesses what B/olero leaves wanting. Oversized eyebrows painted on each dancer...
Dancers should be allowed to have fun, especially when they've worked as hard as Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova...
Chamber Dance Project is essentially what it says on the tin: a small dance troupe which performs to live chamber music.
Australian audiences are lucky to have La Sylphide in Queensland Ballet’s repertoire...