October 2011
ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
‘Anyone lured to ZooNation’s new show on the basis that it sounds like a clever hip-hop reworking of a famous Billy Wilder comedy be warned: it’s a neat title, not a major treatment, and the evening itself is far more about style than substance.’
ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
‘Dance-wise, there’s not a weak moment. Frantzén is supremely good, combining an effortless technique with highly sophisticated musical phrasing.’
News: Trinity Laban releases new research report examining talent development in young people
Trinity Laban releases findings of a three-year interdisciplinary research project into the development of dance talent among young people. Continue Reading
Rosemary Lee in Square Dances at Squares
‘All in all, an unforgettable re-casting of London’s lovely topography.’
Fabulous Beast and Liam O Maonlai in Rian at Sadler's Wells
‘There’s a wonderful duet for Louise Mochia and Mani Obeya. A prance from side to side becomes a teasing chase, full of unpredictable dips and changes of direction. It all looks casual and easy, but the twists of rhythm are sharp enough to make the audienc…
ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
‘The choreography is persistently original and exciting, combining contemporary dance and hip hop with ease, creating traditional duets that sit seamlessly alongside break dance battles.’
ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
‘Tommy Franzén is irrepressible as a nerdy, book-smuggling Clark Kent who doesn’t have to ditch the specs to be a superman. He provides a dazzling series of caterpillars, flips, flairs and cossack kicks to demonstrate, as the accompanying song claims, his…
News: 2012 - the year of New Adventures
A year long celebration of the work of Matthew Bourne, the UK’s most popular choreographer, is planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his company New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Picture… Continue Reading
Review: Champloo Dance Company in White Caps at Lilian Baylis Studio
Before the show started I thought ‘White Caps’ must refer to the name of the crew (as in ‘da crew man’), knowing that Champloo was a break dancing company, or perhaps that it referred to … Continue Reading
Review: Peut-Etre Theatre in Draw Me a Bird at Arts Depot
It’s the stage that catches your eye first – a jumble of chimney stacks, washing lines and the trappings of Parisian bohemia, all set under a beautiful cloud-shaped lantern that tells us we are up in… Continue Reading
Review: Gintersdorfer/Klaben in Logobi 05 at Gate Theatre
Reviewed: 24 October Franck Edmond Yao and Richard Siegal are stretching on the floor of a small studio theatre above a pub in Notting Hill and Siegal is chatting casually with us as though we are well acquainte… Continue Reading
Review: Fabulous Beast and Liam O Maonlai in Rian at Sadler's Wells
*Rian* is one of the most unusual dance performances staged at Sadler’s Wells in recent years. This was not down to content, style or theme but rather that it came across as a sort of prolonged music video… Continue Reading
ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
‘Franzen is credited with some of the choreography, which impressively pushes hip-hop to a variety of narrative purposes: sharp, robotic routines for the oppressed workers, slow, mournful moves for the citizens-in-exile, and a mother of all dance battles when th…
Review: ZooNation in Some Like It Hip Hop at Peacock Theatre
Reviewed: 25 October The world of entertainment is paved with ‘second album syndrome’ or the curse of a second project failure; whether it is the follow-up music album, a second novel or the second s… Continue Reading
News: Dance GB
Next summer the three national dance companies of the UK – English National Ballet, National Dance Company Wales and Scottish Ballet will be joining together to celebrate the Olympics in a creative collabo… Continue Reading