REVIEW: BLKDOG
Reading Time: 2 minutesBLKDOG is a blend of hip-hop dance and freeform movement, choregraphed by Botis Seva in collaboration with Far From The Norm.
Category Dance
REVIEW: A Night at the Kabuki
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe story of Romeo and Juliet performed in Kabuki style to the music of Queen. While this sounds like it could be the result of a theatrical game of mad libs, this is a highly accomplished and impressive production written and directed by Hideki Noda.
REVIEW: Les Ballets Trockadero – Programme B
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week the indomitable Trocks make their return to the Peacock Theatre stage and regale audiences with a second programme, running from the 12th – 17th September, presenting an inspired and colourful selection of works based on Fokine, Petipa and Balanchine.
REVIEW: Family Honour
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlackout. Then lights come up and we are immediately transfixed in what looks like the switching on of a well-oiled machine - this is Family Honour. The actors on stage move in complete synch and without a trace of hesitation.
HIGHLIGHT: Born to Exist
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Joseph Toonga who is behind Born to Exist - a Hip-Hop Dance Theatre production that is a response to Joseph’s personal experience of being solely brought up by black women.
REVIEW: Contemporary Dance 2.0
Reading Time: 2 minutesHofesh Shechter brings his award winning company Shechter II on a tour of Europe with his latest show - Contemporary Dance 2.0.
REVIEW: Clorinda the Warrior
Reading Time: 3 minutesClorinda the Warrior, or Clorinda Agonistes is a combination of dance, opera, live and recorded music, and cinematography. It is ambitious to say the least.
REVIEW: Les Ballets Trockadero Programme A
Reading Time: 4 minutesInitially founded in 1974 and enjoying early successes in Off-Off-Broadway venues, the Trocks quickly gained critical acclaim and have been a mainstay of the dance world ever since, captivating audiences worldwide for almost fifty years with their unique blend of drag, comedy, and unwavering devotion to ballet.
REVIEW: The Goldberg Variations (Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Pavel Kolesnikov/Rosas)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis show is a 2-hour long dance performed and choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker accompanied by Bach’s “The Goldberg Variations” performed by the pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. It had a run at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre for 2 performances - the 6th and 7th of September.
HIGHLIGHT: Q+A with Alesandra Seutin from NYDC
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Q+A with Alesandra Seutin from the NYDC (Guest Artistic Director).