Gandini Juggling & Alexander Whitley – Spring – London
★★★✰✰ Choreographed juggling is by definition a one-trick pony although in the hands of Gandini Juggling, inspired by the imaginative choreography of Alexander Whitley, the potential of that artform appears limitless.
Birmingham Royal Ballet – Polarity & Proximity: Kin., Embrace, In The Upper Room – London
★★★✰✰ Williamson’s commission – the first of an ambitious Ballet Now programme for new works – was themed on issues of gender and alienation, with Brandon Lawrence being a man struggling for identity…
Gallery – Birmingham Royal Ballet in Embrace and Kin
BRB in George Williamson’s new “Embrace” and Alexander Whitley’s 2014 hit “Kin”. Gallery by Dave Morgan…
Gandini Juggling & Alexander Whitley – Spring – Cambridge
★★★✰✰ Whitley has merged the different disciplines so successfully that there’s relatively little distinction between dancers and jugglers.
Alexander Whitley Dance Company – 8 Minutes – London
★★★✰✰ This is a project with serious intent – but it doesn’t always have the wherewithal to meet its grand ambition.
Rambert – Contemporaries: Flight, Frames, Hydrargyrum – London
★★★✰✰ Malgorzata Dzierzon, Patricia Okenwa and Alexander Whitley are all at different stages of their emergence as choreographers. Each of them has progressed with the active support of Rambert’s choreographic development programme…
New Movement Collective – Collapse– a period drama – London
★★★★✰ The performers need the sharpest of reactions to deal with the unexpected, negotiating routes through bemused and bedazzled spectators.
Gallery – New Movement Collective in Collapse – a period drama
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou…
Alexander Whitley Dance Company – Pattern Recognition – London
★★★✰✰ It’s a well-structured and paced piece, a successful integration of its different components, at times quite literally dazzling…
Gallery – Alexander Whitley Dance Company in Pattern Recognition
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou…
Thomas Adès: Concentric Paths — Movements in Music – Works by Armitage, McGregor, Pite, Whitley – New York
While this is a generalization, it’s safe to say the most hotly anticipated work of the night was Pite’s Polaris, set to Adès’ work of the same name.
Programme for British Dance Edition 2016 announced
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.
Rambert – Transfigured Night, Frames, Rooster – Birmingham
Transfigured Night is a piece I could watch many times and find new things in…
Gallery – Birmingham Royal Ballet in Theme and Variations, Enigma Variations and Kin.
Gallery by Dave Morgan…
Birmingham Royal Ballet – Les Rendezvous, Kin., Elite Syncopations – Nottingham
Les Rendezvous is 21 minutes of classical movement perfection, but Alexander Whitley comes surprisingly close to besting it with his 20-minute more modern take on ballet – Kin.
Rambert – Frames, Four Elements, Dark Arteries – London
Rambert’s repertoire, under Baldwin’s direction, continues to divert and instruct in its combination of classic revivals and bold commissions.
Stephen Wright – View from the wings and catching the perfection of dancing flow
Rambert dancer Stephen Wright is also a photographer – here he blogs about what’s like to perform on stage, as seen from the wings. Enjoy…
