Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Tag - Linbury Studio Theatre
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year…
...a show that is all about simply feeling good and being part of an event rather than just a spectator.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
It's not often these days you get a bill that couples a brand-new piece by Christopher Bruce with something by Darshan Singh Bhuller. Sadly neither of these choreographic heavyweights has been as active in UK dance as they were formerly and this program reminds us of what we have been missing.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Ondiviela has established himself as a choreographer on a bigger scale than before, though still in need of an outside eye as he goes freelance. And he has found a future star in Olivia Cowley.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Ludovic Ondiviela is making his first full-length work, Cassandra, for the Royal Ballet. And Mara Galeazzi is back from retirement to help him. We catch up with them...
Gallery by Dave Morgan. The BalletBoyz bill is part of Deloitte Ignite 2014, The Royal Opera House’s annual contemporary arts festival which runs from 5 – 28 September, this year based on the theme of myth...
The best of the videos and best piece of the night was Kim Brandstrup's Leda and the Swan using the much-loved Zenaida Yanowsky and Tommy Franzen
Gallery by Dave Morgan. ‘Sampling the Myth’ is part of Deloitte Ignite 2014, The Royal Opera House’s annual contemporary arts festival which runs from 5 – 28 September, this year based on the theme of myth....
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.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Question... What's the biggest audience noise you will ever hear in ballet? Answer... The roar of the audience at the end of the Royal Ballet School show at the Opera House.
If you are keen on seeing new work, this is an attractive package of five varied pieces which is very well presented.
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.
Of all the school shows I most appreciate the one by Central School of Ballet. Their show, under the name Ballet Central, invariably has the widest range of dance, from ballet to contemporary to musical theatre and more. And importantly they tour it...
But this is a really enterprising and unusual use of the Linbury space that leaves you with an intense curiosity to see what Whitley does next.
Featuring The Royal Ballet and Alexander Whitley Dance Company. Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...