September 2007
Estampas Porteñas in Tango Fire at Peacock Theatre
‘Pushed close to their physical limits, the five couples of Estampas Porteñas have little time to suggest that their concerns on stage are anything but technical.’
Morphoses - The Wheeldon Company at Sadler's Wells
‘Happily, After The Rain justified the very considerable hype. It is a pas de six, although the key section is a due by Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall. Wheeldon’s mix of balletic grace with quirky gestures creates an emotional narrative that evokes the unset…
Morphoses - The Wheeldon Company at Sadler's Wells
‘Wheeldon has set his standards about as high as a new company could aim for. We can really look forward to what follows.’
Touch Wood at The Place
‘But it was Colin Poole, tout nu, that got my vote. Very well, said his steady gaze, take a good long look. Am I not magnificent? Yet how little it takes for me to make you feel uneasy. And yes, watching a naked man play at being a tiger, swishing its rump, then a …
Dance Umbrella alfresco
Dance Umbrella is coming soon. The international contemporary dance festival opens on 3October with the usual rich mix of dance from around the world. A significant new addition to the programme will bring conte… Continue Reading
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in All programmes at Sadler's Wells (& UK tour)
‘The tour-de-force of the new, however, comes with Twyla Tharp’s Golden Section. Driven by the music of David Byrne, this actually demands more brazen exhibitionism than anything else in AAADT’s rep.’ 7 sep
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in All programmes at Sadler's Wells (& UK tour)
‘Twyla Tharp’s The Golden Section is outside the usual style of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. There’s a sense that these dancers welcome the change of pace.’ 14
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in All programmes at Sadler's Wells (& UK tour)
‘Ailey made 79 ballets; but if Revelations had been the only one, he would have his place in history.’
English National Ballet in Angelina Ballerina at Wimbledon Theatre & touring
‘The real triumph is the costuming by ENB’s house designer Wizzy Shawyer. A spirited, nine-strong cast plays Angelina and friends encased in pointy-faced masks, with padded, furry bodies in various shades and tails that sweep the floor when not being twirl…
Touch Wood at The Place
‘Touch Wood is a clever choice as the umbrella title for a new series of more than three dozen dance works-in-progress, while The Place has stripped back its stage floor to bare wood for the sake of authenticity and as a winking gesture of good luck and encourag…
Touch Wood at The Place
11 September 2007 Ajose Cutting Dance, BASE; Colin Poole, Joyride; Jim-Yeob Cha, Untitled duet; Zoi Dimitriou, Dromoi; Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Prologue Touch Wood is being publicised as a showcase of n… Continue Reading
Red Death in Battersea
Choreographer Maxine Doyle and Director Felix Barratt, co-creators of Punchdrunk, the company behind Faust the theatrical hit of last year, are transforming Battersea Arts Centre into a Parisian setting for thei… Continue Reading
English National Ballet in Angelina Ballerina at Wimbledon Theatre & touring
‘Ironically, the show (performed to taped Tchaikovsky) is at its best when it sticks closest to The Sleeping Beauty, but it is also then that the absence of anything like choreography is most sharply felt. A preening mouse getting sparkly presents from four admirer…
Vauxhall Tribes 2007
The Final heat of Vauxhall Tribes 2007 took place this weekend at Hearn Street Car Park, London this weekend (8 Sep 07) in front of an audience of around 400. The competition, set up by Vauxhall Motors to find t… Continue Reading
“Visions & dreams take time”
Christopher Wheeldon’s new transatlantic company makes its debut at Sadler’s Wells next week. And this is just the start… In an interview with Debra Craine he is keen to point out that this is … Continue Reading