Most of this run of performances was sold out, or very nearly so, so the Copenhagen audience evidently appreciates what Hubbe is doing. To me, though, this latest revision of Napoli felt like a step too far...
Archive - February 2014
....thanks and admiration to Francesca Hayward for a blithe, swift Songbird Fairy, probably the most pleasing I've ever seen...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Les Nuits is inspired by the Thousand and One Nights, stories which have come together from Indian, Persian, Arabian and North African sources. Preljocaj is quoted as being influenced by the erotic content of the stories...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Cloud Gate's lotuses set the scene for a lengthy work which is meditative, poetic and often beautiful to look at.
Elo's Close to Chuck ...this is a wonderful ballet and, I predict, a permanent addition to the repertory.
This is top-notch, thoughtful and satisfyingly un-sensational dance drama.
Gallery by Dave Morgan of the Yuhui Choe and Ryoichi Hirano cast
It would appear that Blaze is to hip hop as Burn the Floor has been to the popularity of ballroom and Latin...
George Balanchine’s favorite composers may have been Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, but it’s no secret that he also had an affinity for France and its music...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
These are not purely dance performances, but an imaginative and original mixture of dance, mime, marionettes, illusion, music, light and sound effects...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Bintley has created a solidly entertaining family work that never bores but never soars to another emotional level, either...
The highlight of the evening is Claes’ own piece, Is My Whining Winding You Up? Three female friends – portrayed by Claes, Andrea Queens and Natalie Baylie – meet for coffee and to unburden themselves
Val Caniparoli’s Bird’s Nest – the first dance of the evening – is a vivid proof that ballet and jazz are meant for each other
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
The forklift is a surprisingly versatile prop. The performers hang from its metal prongs, climb along the roof, contort across its lift, and shimmy down the sides to slip behind the wheel. The forklift rarely stops moving.