June 2010
Tim Etchells & Fumiyo Ikeda in in pieces at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells
‘On a stage full of dancers, it is always Fumiyo Ikeda who you want to watch. Even though she’s an exacting interpreter of other people’s choreography (primarily that of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker) there is something secret and intemperate about Iked…
Feature: Akram Khan & Nitin Sawhney, Confluence
Confluence fuses Nitin Sawhney’s music with Akram Khan’s unique blend of classical kathak and contemporary technique. Catch Confluence in London at Sadler’s Wells, 20-24 July 2010.Info & O… Continue Reading
News: Pineapple launch for Leanne
Leanne Pero has been running her own dance company Bruk Out Entertainment offering dance, drama and vocal classes in her home borough of Southwark since 2001, when she was just 15. The company has grown steadily… Continue Reading
News: Dance on the streets
Let’s hope the weather keeps the rain on hold and the temperature maintains a steady simmer for the next couple of weeks – as there’s a fine choice of dance performances to see and events to ta… Continue Reading
Feature: Nederlands Dans Theater I & II – together on one stage
It’s not often you get the chance to see NDT 1 & NDT 11 together in one programme, but next week (6 – 10 July) the 50 dancers of both companies will dance together at Sadler’s Wells as part… Continue Reading
Will Tucket for ROH2 in Pleasure's Progress at Jerwood DanceHouse, coming to London in July
‘Originally a choreographer, Tuckett’s special talent is to meld elements of music theatre, movement and design into a seamless hybrid.’
Richard Alston Dance Company in Upclose at The Place
“This close up, there’s an inevitable fracturing of the choreographic big picture, but there are compensations – the flicker of apprehension on Charlotte Eatock’s face as she swings into a difficult reverse turn and the giddy flash of triumph as s…
Amici in Tightrope at Riverside Studios
“This is real theatre, of which it can truthfully be said that it changes the way you see the world.”
Review: Edge at The Place
Edge, the postgraduate performance company of London Contemporary Dance School, continued their international tour by returning to home ground at The Place. The evening was a showcased the skill and diversity of… Continue Reading
Review: Tim Etchells & Fumiyo Ikeda in in pieces at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells
Reviewed: 26 June 2010 As the audience settles itself alongside a set that consists of a single chair and a large wooden wall, we are welcomed into the world of _*in pieces,* _*Tim Etchell* of Forced Entertainme… Continue Reading
Feature: Hofesh Shechter, Political Mother
Ten dancers of the Hofesh Shechter Company present an ever more surreal chain of encounters, leading to a series of shocking, amusing and touching events, which challenge our notion of what is ‘normalR… Continue Reading
Review: StreetDance 3D at BFI IMAX
Walking into the BFI IMAX theatre at Waterloo bowls me over – at over 20 metres high by 26 metres wide, the UK’s biggest screen appears to descend into infinity and I feel an urge to dive in. I’… Continue Reading
News: New Associate Artists for Sadler's Wells
Lighting designer Michael Hulls, composer Nitin Sawhney and choreographer Kate Prince are all to become Associate Artists of Sadler’s Wells, joining a team of associates which includes Sylvie Guillem, Akra… Continue Reading
Feature: Recommended by... Zenaida Yanowsky
Zenaida Yanowsky is a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, known for her strong, intelligent performances in a huge range of roles, from Odette/Odile in Swan Lake to Ashton’s Sylvia to work by Forsythe, … Continue Reading
les ballets C de la B in Out of Context - for Pina at Sadler's Wells
‘At 90 minutes without an interval, Out of Context: For Pina is still pretty indulgent, but it’s tighter in its focus than Platel’s previous offerings, and there are signs that he and his team are prepared to include the audience in what has been, thus …