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Royal Ballet - Raven Girl/Symphony in C - Royal Opera House
Like its heroine, the new collaboration between choreographer Wayne McGregor and author Audrey Niffenegger is neither one thing nor the other. Caught between worlds, the ballet has striking elements but doesn’t take flight.
Bern Ballett, Witch-hunt at Linbury Studio Theatre
Marston is prolific, and her experience shows in the sophisticated structure of the piece, which was created from a scenario devised by herself and the theatre director Edward Kemp.
Royal Ballet - Raven Girl/Symphony in C - Royal Opera House
The piece is good on this sense of otherness. At another moment a great chorus of birds appears, moving rhythmically in flock-like formation, filling the stage with an unexplained sense of foreboding… Yet for all its thoughtfulness, McGregor muffs the work’…
Cloud Dance Sundays - The Lion and Unicorn Theatre
In the past the venue hosted work by Antonia Franceschi, Ballet Black & others. Given it’s been a few years since those starry gigs, it’s good to know that The Lion and Unicorn is on the prowl fo… Continue Reading
Bern Ballett, Witch-hunt at Linbury Studio Theatre
..hidden under its embonpoint of eager emoting, there is, I suspect, a powerful short dance-work about hypocrisy and ignorance
Bern Ballett – Witch-Hunt - Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
Exactly what Marston wanted to achieve in 'Witch-Hunt' (her last work for Bern Ballett) is uncertain but what resonates most strongly is the diversity of emotional response produced... Continue Reading
YDE Young Creatives - Linbury Studio Theatre, ROH
I have to say I had a better time at the fifth edition of YDE's Young Creatives at the Royal Opera House than either of the recent showcases of new work by ENB’s and Rambert’s dancers... Continue Reading
Wilkie Branson & Sally Cookson - Varmints - Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells
“Is it meant to be an animal or a human?” whispers my eight year old, when a darkly-lit stage reveals its first Varmint, a strange hybrid creature, dressed in eccentric attire.. Continue Reading
The making of Raven Girl
Choreographer Wayne McGregor and writer/illustrator Audrey Niffenegger talk about the making of his first full length ballet.. ‘I was thinking about how in fairy tales things are always transforming: people … Continue Reading
Spring Loaded - Amy Bell And Valentina Golfieri/Aoife Mcatamney/Gary Clarke - The Place
If it’s May, it must be Spring Loaded, The Place’s annual platform of new commissions from upcoming young choreographers. Friday’s triple bill wove together dance and dark comedy, gentle folksong and strid… Continue Reading
Jasmin Vardimon's Excellence in International Dance
Jasmin Vardimon, has been awarded the 2013 International Theatre Institute (ITI) Award for Excellence in International Dance. She has been chosen for the award in recognition of her choreographic work over recent years. Continue Reading
Sadler's Wells Dance House
Sarah Crompton introduces her new book about the leading dance venue. (Congratulations to Lily Dettmer and Catherine Yau who won copies of the book in our recent competition!) Continue Reading
Arts Council Award for Leading UK Dance Organisations
A £150,00 Arts Council award has been given to a new consortium of dance organisations led by Nottingham’s Dance4 alongside East London Dance, Merseyside Dance Initiative and Dance Initiative Greater … Continue Reading
Rambert's Dancers visit their new home
Rambert’s dancers were given their first access to the Company’s new headquarters on the South Bank this week. Rambert Dance Company will move into the new premises in the autumn. Continue Reading
Rambert - Season of New Choreography - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
It’s the nature of the beast that mixed bills almost invariably elicit a mixed response. This can ring especially true when all the works on offer are world premieres, as was the case with Rambert’s o… Continue Reading