Question... What's the biggest audience noise you will ever hear in ballet? Answer... The roar of the audience at the end of the Royal Ballet School show at the Opera House.
Reviews
Reviews of Dance and Ballet Performances
I feel that I now know what an end-of-pier seaside special looks like in Brazil.
Watching Rosas danst Rosas this weekend it was easy to understand why it still stands as a prime example of De Keersmaeker’s choreographic approach.
Only the official retirement age of 42 requires him to leave the company, alas, though he may be invited back as a guest.
It’s a really demanding work, and the intimate setting of the Purcell Room brings you up close to every drop of sweat.
Reich's score is, of course, a constant pulse. De Keersmaeker provides no rest for the senses. She matches Reich in density and motion. It is mimicry of the highest order.
...it’s very Russian in its mixture of comedy, satire and luscious spectacle – and first-class performances.
This glitzy evening proved that the Central School of Ballet has friends in abundance (or perhaps that should be hyphenated to “a-bun-dance”) but the aim of this gala event was clearly to encourage a few more.
The three dancers who took their leave this week – Sascha Radetsky, Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews – are all soloists. Each led a different cast of the company’s 1997 production of Coppélia.
If there’s a linking rationale between the sequences, other than one of physical contrasts, it’s not evident. Lecavalier cannot fail to be riveting because of her compelling presence, as androgynous as David Bowie, as vulnerable as Wendy Houstoun...
If you are keen on seeing new work, this is an attractive package of five varied pieces which is very well presented.
Juliet Burnett on the dancing life and how working with Wayne McGregor (on Chroma) unlocked some greater thoughts on how dance can be made better...
Who but Frederick Ashton could turn a marital spat into one of the most delightful, touching works in the ballet repertoire? His 1964 The Dream is precisely that...
...the dancers seem able to handle whatever comes their way. It’s a quality that will serve them well in their travels.
I was suitably sent home happy.
American Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake is looking tired ...bogged down by reams of flavorless dancing.
In the end, the real pleasure of the evening is watching two extraordinary showmen...
Like the best comedians, Ekman is as facetious as he is profound, leaving the viewer with plenty to ponder post-performance.
The result is enchantingly low-tech, re-created afresh at every performance
It’s a very satisfying package of liquid, sinuous movement delivered by idiosyncratic and characterful performers.