March 2017
Review: English National Ballet — Pina Bausch / William Forsythe / Hans van Manen - Sadler's Wells
Above all it’s the attention to detail, precision that demands respect here. In a rush to put out new work so many companies appear under rehearsed but that cannot be said about this piece, indeed this whol… Continue Reading
News: Meet Dan Daw - Dance maker and performer
The foundation of my artistic approach is collaboration. I’m not sure there are many instances where this doesn’t apply actually. Speaking for myself, there’s something quite lovely about assemb… Continue Reading
News: Meet Isabel Lewis - Creative Practitioner
Her occasions investigate how the subtle introduction of a word, sound, movement, or scent can shift perception and awaken the importance of being together...Previous Occasions have been presented at Shanghai Min… Continue Reading
Review: Christopher Wheeldon - An American in Paris - Dominion Theatre
I think this American in Paris proves problematic. For a dance to fully express a narrative moment it needs time to unravel – but this disrupts the musical’s flow and makes for pauses and longueurs. … Continue Reading
Review: James Cousins Company - Rosalind - The Place
...there’s a lot going on throughout the 60 minute piece, repetition and unison are welcome breaks and one such section is an orgiastic club scene; here the company dance flat out inside the confined space,… Continue Reading
News: Trisha Brown: 1936-2017
One of the most acclaimed and influential choreographers and dancers of her time, Trisha’s groundbreaking work forever changed the landscape of art. From her roots in rural Aberdeen, Washington, her birthpl… Continue Reading
Review: Adam Linder - AUTO FICTO REFLEXO - Lilian Baylis Studio
highlighting diagrammatic reflections of the conversations that take place on stage. I would need to write a sonnet of Shakespearian proportions to adequately reflect Acto’s masterful structure, syntax and … Continue Reading
Review: Company Chameleon - Witness Double Bill - Trinity Laban Theatre
Each movement spoke 1000 words illustrating the physical and mental entrapment of bipolar; its contrasting states additionally reflected by stark changes in the score, lights and interactions: dark, fearful and … Continue Reading
Review: Ensemble Productions - The Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2017 - London Coliseum
stunning assortment of perfectly placed fouetté turns from Liudmila Konovalova as Odile in the Black Swan pas de deux in Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s illustrious version of Swan Lake and later by E… Continue Reading
News: MOVE IT 2017 - Physical Theatre Workshop - EXCEL LONDON
Most dancers struggle to leave their week behind and be completely present so I do spend time warming up bodies and minds and allowing their focus to come within the room. When we do some basic breathing exercis… Continue Reading
Review: Project Polunin – Triple bill – Sadler’s Wells
And so to the main event – a world premiere for Narcissus and Echo, created by Polunin with the composer Ilan Eshkeri. Appropriately, given the subject matter, it’s a self-indulgent mess Continue Reading
Review: MOVE IT 2017 - EXCEL LONDON
Walking around the exhibition space there were plenty of classes and demonstrations as well as the usual stands from dance institutions and universities. As Move It and Move Fit share the space, there is also a … Continue Reading
News: The London Dance Space Survey
The Mayor and Greater London Authority is mapping dance studios and venues in London and needs your input. DANCE EVENT : 16 MARCH and DANCE SURVEY : open until 24 March Continue Reading
Aakash Odedra - Echoes - Lilian Baylis Studio
“I would once again like to stand in the rain that has purpose – real purpose” says his father, revealing the immigrant’s paradox – homesickness for the place from which they have fled. It’s fierce and funny, melancholic and moving, wit…
News: TEN YEARS TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES WITH CREATIVITY
TEN YEARS TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES WITH CREATIVITY ROUNDHOUSE TRUST CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH STAR-STUDDED GALA On 16 March 2017, the Roundhouse Gala will host an evening of music and entertainment from … Continue Reading
