★★★★✰ It's a better Sleeping Beauty than the Royal Ballet's, but it benefits enormously from a stellar performance at its heart, a reminder of how civilised ballet can be.
Tag - Chase Johnsey
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2016 were presented today at a ceremony in London, hosted by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, the creative team behind the highly successful dance company, Boy Blue Entertainment.
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for the 17th National Dance Awards,
Yet again the Trocks had a fabulous critical reception during their Autumn UK tour and mentioned in nearly every review was Chase Johnsey, or in Trocks speak their petite ballerina Yakatarina Verbosovich. So what makes Chase/Yakatarina tick? Time for an interview...
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year…
So a tip to the wise up front - see them in London while you can or catch them on their subsequent UK tour....
The Trocks (Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo) programme 2 opens shortly at London's Peacock and Dave Morgan was at the photocall for us when they ran their Don Quixote...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
...it’s that ambiguity in their performances — the tension between seriousness and satire — that makes the company such a joy to watch.
The Cuban schooling of Hopuy is impressive and his variation was expertly danced, including the trademark Cuban flicking over of the take-off leg in a jeté en tournant...