Ashley Bouder Project – Red Spotted Purple, Duet, Alas, Symbiotic Twin, In Pursuit Of – New York
★★★✰✰ Bouder’s pick-up ensemble of eight, which she refers to as an arts collaborative, reflects her ideals. It is racially diverse; the choreographers include both men and women. Not all the choreographers are white. This should be par for the course, but it’s not.
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…
Wendy Whelan – Restless Creature bill – New York
The whole evening has the feeling of an extended experiment. We see Whelan ridding herself of ballerina habits and trying on new clothes.
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.
Gallery – Royal Ballet – Draft Works 2015
Draft Works 2015 features pieces by Joshua Beamish, Valentino Zucchetti, Sander Blommaert, Erico Montes & Marcelino Sambe. Gallery by Dave Morgan…
Wendy Whelan – Restless Creature bill – San Francisco
Ultimately, it mattered less what Whelan and her collaborators were doing, and more that they were doing.
Wendy Whelan – Restless Creature bill – London
It would be invidious to compare Wendy Whelan’s brave attempt to reinvent herself as a contemporary dancer with Sylvie Guillem’s far more mature achievement.
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.
