★★★★✰ Jamar Roberts' Ode was the centerpiece and the highlight of the company’s performance, which also included Aszure Barton’s Busk (a company premiere) and Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Ounce of Faith (a premiere).
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★★★★★ Houston Ballet is a prime example of what a 21st century ballet company should look like: diverse, dynamic and accomplished.
★★★✰✰ Semperoper's dancers distort the classical ballet line more than the Paris Opera Ballet's (or ENB's) and don't bother much with fifth positions or precise épaulement for Forsythe's endless tendus. They seem contemporary dancers rather than étoiles being outrageous.
★★★★✰ Altogether, a cunningly judged programme that shows off the company at its most engaging...
Works by William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins and Aszure Barton. Gallery by Dave Morgan...
★★★✰✰ One of this recurring festival’s strongest selling selling points is the serendipity of its pairings. You pay $15 and get a grab-bag of dance in return. You’re bound to like something.
★★★★✰ I saw Programme C at Sadler's Wells and like practically everybody else, have to rave about the dancers.
★★★★✰ Revelations is always a joy, however often one sees it. Ailey’s choreography, influenced by his mentor, Lester Horton, and Martha Graham, is a reminder of how potent that modern dance technique could be.
★★★✰✰ Rojo has succeeded in securing one really stimulating work in Broken Wings.
English National Ballet in works by Aszure Barton, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Yabin Wang. Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Full press release of English National Ballet's 2015/16 Season.
I have yet to see a less than full-throttle performance, even when a choreographer’s style does not quite fit the company’s technique...
An in-depth interview with the lady who helps bring Balanchine back...
Ek’s movement teeters on the outer limits of emotion, barely contained and threatening to explode at the drop of a match, and there are numerous metaphoric lit matches in this piece - Casi-Casa.
BJM didn’t disappoint, delivering a solidly entertaining and impeccably-danced program packed with both the bizarre and the familiar. ...the Erie audience gave the company a well-deserved standing ovation.