Reading Time: 2 minutesSmashed by Gandini Juggling at the Peacock Theatre was an absolute revelation, redefining the art of juggling and creating a spellbinding experience. From the moment the show began, I was transported into a world where juggling transcended its traditional circus roots and emerged as a true performing arts act.
Reading Time: 3 minutesImagine yourself sitting inside Sadler's Wells, enveloped in absolute darkness and serenity. A baritone voice begins to hum Shubert’s art songs filled with suspense and sorrow. Suddenly, your hearing becomes extraordinarily sharp, almost as keen as a beast's. You hear someone coughing, someone sighing, and another zipping up their jacket. You feel a bit annoyed: is the audience always this loud and noisy? This sensation creates awareness and alienation: you belong to a group sharing the same state—the audience—yet it is you who feels that such state is disturbing, preventing you from enjoying the show. You are alone.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntense, sensual, poignant. Dangerously intriguing, A Streetcar Named Desire has continuously lured its audience for more than half a century. Years ago, Scottish Ballet transformed this Tennessee Williams classic into a ballet piece blending traditional ballet techniques with contemporary choreography and a modern jazz orchestra (scored by Peter Salem and performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra). Several years later, it revisits Sadler's Wells under the direction of Nancy Meckler and choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking into the minimalist theatre space, I was unsure what to expect as I selected my seats ahead of the performance for the Kontemporary Korea Double Bill.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFuturistic Folktales was an exploration of human reproduction through the idea of the ‘first womb’ and discussed themes pertaining to identity, life and death and reproductive rights.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLittle did I know, upon entering the intimate setting of the Lilian Baylis Studio for the Elixir Festival's showcase of dance and age featuring Berlin’s Dance On Ensemble, the depth of the immersive artistic journey that awaited me.
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Ballet Black’ breathe exciting new life into a classical art form, smashing through multiple glass ceilings while retaining faultless beauty.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sadler’s Wells, Aakash Odedra Company and Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company deserve our thanks and support for creating an impressive and moving piece of art: once which means at least this dance novice will be back for more.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGISELLE: REMIX is billed as an anarchic, punk-reimagining of the classic ballet. For fans of the original, the links to its narrative will be tenuous.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a stunning double bill at The Lilian Baylis Theatre, award winning choreographers Susan Kempster and Charlotta Öfverholm deliver an exquisite exploration of the essence of human condition through their respective pieces, "MOTHER" and "In A Cage Of Light."