The Russian State Ballet of Siberia is in the middle of an intensive three-month tour of the UK, performing five ballets. This week the company is in Brighton. Formed in 1978 at Krasnoyarsk, the company appears to specialise in giving opportunities to young dancers and its production of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet showcases what is best about Russian ballet, in particular the twenty strong Corps de ballet which, in their various roles and stunning costumes are the heart of this staging, being … [Read more...]
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BalletBoyz’ Them/Us at Sadler’s Wells
The first half of the show, a thirty-minute piece choreographed by the dancers is titled Them. It’s not boring because Balletboyz are fabulous dancers and for this reason, it’s enough to watch but the work itself feels shallow. It’s hard to work out what the point is except as a virtuoso display. The cube doesn’t add much either. Andrew Ellis, the lighting designer contributes occasional intense scenes of colour which are beautiful. The music composed by Charlotte Harding provides necessary substance to the work as it sweeps from gorgeous strings to strings with a driving beat that accompany the best section of dance, a virtuoso solo by dancer, Benjamin Knapper. Them has a running time of only 30 minutes which is just about right, not overlong.
Notwithstanding the limitations of Them the second half of the show, Us, after the interval is so satisfying you leave elated, amazed all over again by the impact of great contemporary dance when it happens in front of you again.
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Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals UK Tour is back for 2022
The official Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals UK Tour is back for 2022. And fans will be delighted to hear the sensational line-up of incredible professional dancers who will star in the 36 date tour which opens on 28 April at Salford's Lowry Theatre and then dances its way around the country, culminating at Aberdeen's P&J Live on 30 May. Tickets are on sale now from StrictlyTheProfessionals.com. Directed by Strictly's Creative Director Jason Gilkison, the tour will feature an … [Read more...]
BalletBoyz’ Deluxe at Sadler’s Wells | Review
Firmly in the realm of contemporary dance, there are traces of more ‘traditional’ (for want of a better word) disciplines that can be seen in Deluxe, presumably a reflection of their individual and collective training - dancers and directors alike. Such beautifully, if unconventional, choreographed movements are a delight to see - and, thanks to world events at the time of writing, are seen close up on video rather than, as planned, on tour. The camera work, too, deserves praise - capturing as … [Read more...]
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
Regular readers of my reviews will know that, while I know very little about dance, I do know what I like. And, someone I like very, very much is Sir Matthew Bourne. I have been enchanted by his work since seeing my first MB show back in 2008. One of the great things is to see a show more than once, and this is the case with The Red Shoes, which I first saw back in 2016 and have just caught as it stopped off at the New Wimbledon Theatre as part of a massive UK tour. The show tells the story … [Read more...]
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – Bluebeard | Review
Did you enjoy it? Not much. Did you admire it? Yes. Why? The energy of the movement on stage. The talent and charisma of the new young dancers. Only the two central characters are ‘familiars’ part of the company when Bausch died. (This is her modern legacy.) The work’s contemporary themes interrogating an individual’s capacity for control in society, the subjugation of women and the immolation that’s controlling, surrendering obsessive need dressed as love. And yet Bluebeard was devised by … [Read more...]