REVIEW: Outsider
Reading Time: 2 minutesVarious slacklines cut across the stage, tightropes that give the production a new sense of height. They stay there, unused but looming, as twenty dancers from Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève perform below.
Category Ballet
REVIEW: Close Up
Reading Time: < 1 minute"Close Up" by Noé Soulier is now showing at the Royal Opera House as part of the London Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival. Featuring six dancers and five musicians from the baroque ensemble Il Convito, the piece delves into the intricate
relationship between movement and live music.
REVIEW: Merce Cunningham Forever (BIPED and Beach Birds)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresented as part of the Dance Reflections Festival, Lyon Opera Ballet boldly paired two of Cunningham’s major works: Beach Birds and BIPED.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Andrew McNicol
Reading Time: 3 minutesCelebrating the 5th anniversary of McNicol Ballet Collective, Here & Now will feature 8 dancers who will perform highlights from the company’s previous dance works, including the critically acclaimed Of Silence, Moonbend, and Bates Beats, alongside the world premiere of a new work, choreographed by artistic director Andrew McNicol and set to a new score performed live. A Youngish Perspective holds this exclusive conversation with Andrew McNicol.
REVIEW: Giselle…
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently staged by English National Ballet, Giselle is considered the highest achievement in romantic ballet, remaining a popular fixture in repertoire lists of dance companies worldwide.
REVIEW: Age of Content
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival, Sadler’s Wells invites (LA)HORDE / Ballet National de Marseille to their newest venue in Stratford with a rip-roaring piece that feels straight out of Grand Theft Auto.
REVIEW: Twice-Born
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the mind of Dickson Mbi, this epic tale tells of another world where matriarchs are made through sacrifice.
REVIEW: Cinderella
Reading Time: 2 minutesBirmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella is a spellbinding triumph, blending innovation with tradition in a way that felt both fresh and timeless.
REVIEW: Swan Lake
Reading Time: 2 minutesHauntingly captivating, lingering in the mind long after the performance ends Having never been to a ballet before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. From the start, I was captivated – the stage opened with a…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Reading Time: 4 minutesAYP holds this exclusive with Julia Robert and Rudi Cole, creator of ∞ {Infinite}, a production that fuses ‘the most delicious dance’ with a spiritual calling, making the theatre a 21st century temple.