
Catching up with Morphed – Tero Saarinen Soul Shifting in New York
Some dance can be really thought provoking and that seems to have been the case with Tero Saarinen’s “Morphed” – at least for Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer who recently caught up with the work at the Joyce in New York.

Wendy Whelan, Brian Brooks and Brooklyn Rider – Some of a Thousand Words – San Francisco
★★★✰✰ I very much like Brooks’ work, particularly his approach to rebound, points of contact in partnering and his nuanced use of accumulation…

Emery LeCrone – Joyce Theater Ballet Festival bill – New York
I want to see what LeCrone can do with more bodies and longer pieces.

Joshua Beamish and MOVE: the company – Pierced, burrow, Stay, Surface Properties – New York
Dancing alone, Beamish introduces his movement: silky smooth shifts, surprising twitches, lines of energy rolling through the body…

Royal Ballet – Draft Works 2015 – London
This year‘s highlight was an exuberant piece from Marcelino Sambé which provided a lively closer to an otherwise rather downbeat programme.

Royal Ballet – Draft Works 2014 – London
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.