At least there are some memorable performances to recall from 2021: at the beginning of the year none of us had any idea when we might sit in a theatre and watch live dance again...
Tag - Aakash Odedra
The intention of this wide-ranging guide is to "tell all" about ballet from training through to life in a professional company. Jann Parry with a thoughtful overview of the detail it covers...
Semperoper Ballett Dresden were another new visitor in the summer, with a programme of Forsythe works, some not seen here before. But Forsythe is a theme this year in himself.
Photographed at Sadler's Wells by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Head and shoulders above other new work this year was Crystal Pite’s Flight Pattern for the Royal Ballet...
★★★★✰ At first sight the two works in Aakash Odedra’s solo show at Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio could hardly be more unalike.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Odedra undoubtedly feels passionate about dyslexia ...and succeeds here in making what might seem an unlikely subject into a compelling account of struggle and wonder.
British Dance Edition (BDE), has announced its programme of performances for the 2016 showcase which is taking place in Wales for the first time - 15 – 18 March 2016.
...a perfect example of what can happen when an exceptional practitioner is led astray by an excess of theatrical ideas and special effects.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
The word transcendent gets tossed around a lot, overused, especially in the performing arts. But if one performer deserves it at this year's Fall For Dance Festival, it is Aakash Odedra.
The best of the videos and best piece of the night was Kim Brandstrup's Leda and the Swan using the much-loved Zenaida Yanowsky and Tommy Franzen
At the outset I have to say I thought this year was one of the better years and we should all feel encouraged at the creativity on show.