Reviews
Review: The Royal Ballet - Mayerling
Edward Watson triumphs with his feline, flexible serpent like moves. His fingers alone are mesmerising: taut and cajoling they bend, manipulate and curl around his female victims’ heads and bodies as if sc… Continue Reading
Review: Marc Brew’s BREWBAND - Sadler's Wells
‘It’s not what you think’, is the underlying sentiment of ‘Brewband’, Marc Brew’s mash-up of rock music and contemporary dance. ‘Is this a gig or a dance?’ musician… Continue Reading
Review: Motionhouse - Scattered - The Peacock
Reviewed on the 26 April 2017 This is the fifth time Scattered has toured the UK – and the umpteenth time Motionhouse has performed it worldwide. Why? Because audiences love it. And it’s easy to see why. Buz… Continue Reading
Review: Zinzi Minott - ‘What Kind of Slave Would I be?’ - Rich Mix
‘What Kind of Slave Would I be?’ pictures how traumatic and indelible experience slavery is, regardless of its kind. Thanks to her twin talents of daring and opposing fear, Minott takes us on a journe… Continue Reading
Review: BBC Young Dancer 2017
...restlessness in the stalls at Sadler’s Wells tonight. Two huge television cameras dominate the middle of Row G. Next to me is a long glass table with six empty seats waiting for Marc Brew, Kate Prince, K… Continue Reading
Review: Rosie Kay Dance Company: MK ULTRA - Trinity Laban Theatre
Rosie Kay’s weird language is well developed and her iconoclastic skills powerful. In the post-show talk led by Luke Jennings, Kay and Adam Curtis encouraged us to anticipate MK ULTRA as the wider picture o… Continue Reading
Review: Hong Kong Dance Company - Mulan - Southbank Centre
Witnessing a clear story telling prowess, I welcome the opportunity to see more of this collaboration that also asks the audience to think beyond classic European dance and dance theatre, to see the nurturing mix… Continue Reading
