ENB Modern Masters: William Forsythe's 'In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated', John Neumeier's 'Spring and Fall' and Jiri Kylian's 'Petite Mort'. Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
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Both Royal Ballet premieres, one by Kim Brandstrup, the other by Liam Scarlett, were surely keepers, bound to be seen again.
Program 3 features Hans van Manen's Variations for Two Couples, William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Manifesto by Myles Thatcher and “The Kingdom of the Shades” from La Bayadère.
It is hard to know where to start with “Baroque’d”, Ballet Next’s latest season, but it’s safe to say Something Sampled, one of the program’s three world premieres, is, for better or worse, what most people will talk about.
The SF Ballet premiere of choreographer-in-residence Yuri Possokhov's pas de deux from Bells is my all-round favorite of the evening. Sublime dancing from Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan...
Although juxtaposed with several new and recently revived productions, Alvin Ailey's Revelations looks just as good now as it did 10, 15, or even 20 years ago, and probably looks just as good as it did at its premiere, way back in 1960.
"AP15, an award-winning work choreographed and danced by urban dance collaborators Sebastien Ramirez and Honji Wang, brought the other "wow" factor to Program 2."
We catch up with Septime Webre, choreographer and artistic director of Washington Ballet. So what makes him get up in the morning? Oksana Khadarina finds out...
Scottish Ballet's new double bill features ballets by experienced choreographers about two not-so-different communities: small-town Wales and narrow-minded Salem...
Full Details of the 2014 / 15 Season...
If there’s a linking rationale between the sequences, other than one of physical contrasts, it’s not evident. Lecavalier cannot fail to be riveting because of her compelling presence, as androgynous as David Bowie, as vulnerable as Wendy Houstoun...
...the dancers seem able to handle whatever comes their way. It’s a quality that will serve them well in their travels.
Like the best comedians, Ekman is as facetious as he is profound, leaving the viewer with plenty to ponder post-performance.
To fully enjoy Ashton, one has to be willing to acquiesce to one’s own softer impulses, a sense of wonder and perhaps a little nostalgia, and to surrender the loveliness of small things.
This programme might also be viewed as demonstrating a particular curve in the formal journey of contemporary dance, albeit one taken in reverse and with an interloper for the sake of contrast.
Opening night of New York City Ballet’s spring season wasn’t a gala, but there was a festive buzz in the theatre nonetheless. The ballets were all by living choreographers; the oldest dated from 1988, half were of more recent vintage.
All up it's an entertaining and chic-looking take on Swan Lake, and one where you don't have to know the original to enjoy it. But I'm glad I have seen a pukka Swan Lake or three...
Dust is a resounding success for Khan as creator, Rojo as artistic director and both as performers.
The Perm Ballet has become a regular fixture in France over the past six years... the company embarks every winter on a countrywide tour akin to a Ballets Russes expedition. This year, they visited 19 different venues...
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year...