September 2008
Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan in In-i at National Theatre
‘Binoche may have made an impressive dance debut, but her range is inevitably limited and this in turn curtails Khan as a choreographer.’
Dance from Israel
This autumn London gets performances from Emanuel Gat, Batsheva and Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company, who is also touring the UK, as is Hofesh Shechter. Donald Hutera asks how Israel is producing such great dance. … Continue Reading
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
‘Random International’s installation in the Paul Hamlyn Hall, in which dozens of small mirrors responded to the stimulus of passing onlookers, was a delight. As you walked by, the mirrors swivelled round to follow you like a crowd of nosy rubberneckers. The f…
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
Proprius, McGregor’s contribution, was danced on a stage in the Piazza behind the opera house. The work was created for McGregor’s contemporary troupe Random, plus 50 young people. ‘
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
‘Stern critics could argue that all was rather soft, in that the more demanding artwork was nowhere to be seen. However, if you judge Ignite on its own terms, it felt rather good — with the weather’s blessings.’
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
The finance company Deloitte are supporting the Opera House with £1.75 million over the next five years. In the Time Out brochure for Wayne McGregor’s DeloitteIgnite08 it’s made very clear that the … Continue Reading
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Programme 1 at Peacock Theatre
‘They are funny not because they are good comedians (which they are, too), but because they are good dancers. Not great dancers – I haven’t lost all critical faculty. But good. And, more important, they care passionately about what they do.’
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Programme 1 at Peacock Theatre
‘Instead of hamming it up, the Trocks danced with their trademark exuberance and balletic joie de vivre.’
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Programme 1 at Peacock Theatre
‘Not only do the Trocks know ballet history, they are junkies for its aesthetic.’
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Programme 1 at Peacock Theatre
With a worldwide shortage of good male ballet dancers, there’s a delicious irony in the enduring popularity of the “Trocks”, as this company is so affectionately known to its many admirers. Thi… Continue Reading
On stage, on screen, on-line
Sadler’s Wells Theatre yesterday launched three significant developments in film and digital media which will bring the dance it presents at it’s London venues to world-wide audiences. In partnership… Continue Reading
Jasmin Vardimon Company in Yesterday at Corn Exchange, Brighton
‘Yesterday takes the form of a 10-year retrospective, and unites elements of several works: long-term Vardimonistas will recognise reworked scenes from Justitia (2007), Park (2005), Lullaby and Ticklish (2001), among others.’
The Place Prize 2008 in Semi-finals at The Place
‘…the audience vote, and mine, too, went to Aletta Collins’s fiendishly fast, maniacally funny Lap Dancer. The title is a quip in itself, as the solo for Rachel Krische, dressed in office shirt and tie, tracked the inane commands of a laptop computer ov…
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
‘It’s fascinating the way a building – and our perception of it – can potentially be transformed in a single afternoon. In this case the edifice in question is the Royal Opera House. This past weekend that illustrious (and, some might say, elit…
Deloitte Ignite Open Weekend at Royal Opera House
‘Best of all was the way that the events changed one’s sense of the Opera House itself. It suddenly became a place full of life where everyone was welcome. And that, I suspect, is exactly what McGregor intended.’