February 2013
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Tatyana
Where Act 1 in both the opera and the ballet is narrative-heavy, Colker’s version is narrative-lite, to the extent that you can’t know what’s going on unless you’ve read the synopsis.
Royal Ballet - Onegin - Royal Opera House
Her journey as Tatiana – from bookish girl, to impassioned lover, to self-denying woman – was a revelation. This progression is charted through a series of duets, and in each it was the detail of Nuñez’s dancing that was so wonderful
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Tatyana
A long way from 19th-century period drama, Tatyana is an intriguing and engaging watch. Just read the synopsis before you go.
Tango Fire - Flames of Desire 2013 - Peacock Theatre
The cast do what they do with most eager abandon and dizzying, slashing legs and feet. The five couples are gifted, seriously adept, and beguilingly able to involve themselves in the arbitrary confrontations, the sexually charged poses and lightning-flash dramas of the tango.
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Tatyana
But Colker is at her inventive best as she starts to mine its dramatic potential. An early love scene has four radiant Olgas dancing powerfully with one Lensky, until the numbers reverse and we’re sensing a very different Olga, a vulnerable girl being cherished b…
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Tatyana
Colker may be aiming for sensuality, but she turns her heroine into a puppet. The doubled images and acrobatic steps tell us less about Tatyana, not more.
Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker - Tatyana
There is a unique flavour to Colker's choreography, which is sensual, visually-appealing and highly charged with emotion. Continue Reading
Hip hop breakthrough at National Dance Awards
There have been nominations before, but for the first time hip hop artists have received National Dance Awards, with Teneisha Bonner and Tommy Franzen in the line up of winners… Continue Reading