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München

04 Jan 2021

Deutung und Bedeutung: Paradigma am Bayerischen Staatsballett

Von Rainer Zerbst

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Sharon Eyal’s Into the Hairy at Sadler’s Wells: enter a different universe

Von Deborah Weiss, 13 November 2025

Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s S-E-D comes to Sadler's Wells with Into the Hairy, worth seeing for extraordinary dancers and the idiosyncratic nature of her distinctive choreography.

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London

13 Nov 2025

Sharon Eyal’s Into the Hairy at Sadler’s Wells

Von Deborah Weiss

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Sharon Eyal and Gail Behar's R.o.s.e: innovative, but disappointing

Von Graham Watts, 10 Juli 2025

R.o.s.e is an immersive experience of a performance within a rave – not the most enjoyable way to appreciate the professional dancers.

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London

10 Jul 2025

Sharon Eyal and Gail Behar's R.o.s.e: innovative, but disappointing

Von Graham Watts

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Oslo

Norwegian National Ballet's Dialogues II: brief but brilliant

Von Graham Watts, 03 April 2025

A brief but excellent programme of five duets showcased on the main stage of the Den Norske Opera.

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Oslo

03 Apr 2025

Norwegian National Ballet's Dialogues II: brief but brilliant

Von Graham Watts

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Berlin

Love, humour and drama at the Staatsballett Berlin

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 15 November 2024

Staatsballett Berlin continue its run of this popular double bill, 2 Chapters Love, named after Sharon Eyal’s work and a follow up to 2017’s to Love Chapter 2.

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Berlin

15 Nov 2024

Love, humour and drama at the Staatsballett Berlin

Von Vikki Jane Vile

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Berlin

Flickers of human fragility: Staatsballett Berlin’s superb double bill

Von Katja Vaghi, 28 Oktober 2024

Dancers as athletic poets: Staatsballett Berlin in Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16 and Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s Saaba.

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Berlin

28 Okt 2024

Flickers of human fragility: Staatsballett Berlin’s superb double bill

Von Katja Vaghi

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Monaco

To the Point(e): Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo dazzle in a new triple bill

Von Deborah Weiss, 24 April 2024

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo presents three equally riveting ballets in a triple bill of abstract works from Christopher Wheeldon, Sharon Eyal/Gai Behar and Jean-Christophe Maillot.

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Monaco

24 Apr 2024

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo dazzle in a new triple bill

Von Deborah Weiss

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Nederlands Dans Theater: outstanding dancers but a gloomy program

Von Erin Bomboy, 04 April 2024

NDT delivered, yet the triple-bill program never elevated itself beyond atmosphere and gimmicks.

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New York City

04 Apr 2024

Nederlands Dans Theater: outstanding dancers but a gloomy program

Von Erin Bomboy

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Sydney

Skid and Saaba: a thrilling free fall into the best of Swedish contemporary dance

Von Katie Lawrence, 24 Januar 2024

Swedish contemporary dance company GöteborgsOperans Danskompani pushes the audience off balance with a quirky, compelling, and innovative double bill.

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Sydney

24 Jan 2024

Skid/Saaba: a thrilling free fall into contemporary dance

Von Katie Lawrence

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Berlin

Beyond romanticism: love is not the answer but the question

Von Katja Vaghi, 09 Dezember 2023

2 Chapters Love or love is a verb: León / Eyal for the second world premiere of the Staatsballett Berlin's 2023/24 season.

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Berlin

09 Dez 2023

Beyond romanticism: love is not the answer but the question

Von Katja Vaghi

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Paris

Le Nederlands Dans Theater salue la réouverture du Théâtre de la Ville

Von Iris Régnier, 18 Oktober 2023

La compagnie néerlandaise impressionne, maîtrisant à la perfection la technique exigeante et physique du chorégraphe chinois Tao Ye comme la subtile virtuosité de la pièce de Sharon Eyal et Gai Behar.

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Paris

18 Okt 2023

Le NDT salue la réouverture du Théâtre de la Ville

Von Iris Régnier

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Edinburgh

L-E-V Dance Company's Brutal Journey of the Heart is inconclusive

Von Kathy Elgin, 13 August 2023

The final part of Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's trilogy about love, leaves the audience hanging.

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Edinburgh

13 Aug 2023

L-E-V Dance Company's Brutal Journey of the Heart is inconclusive

Von Kathy Elgin

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Köln

Ballett am Rhein: engaging, intoxicating, emotive and not one plot!

Von Vikki Jane Vile, 25 Februar 2023

Ballett am Rhein offered three pieces with no narrative, but this triple bill has broad appeal across the full spectrum of ballet and dance.

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Köln

25 Feb 2023

Ballett am Rhein: engaging, intoxicating, emotive and not one plot!

Von Vikki Jane Vile

Industrial dances in Rambert2's Home and Killer Pig at Sadler's Wells

Von Graham Watts, 11 November 2021

The dancers show a lot of promise in a programme that lacks flair or variation.

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London

11 Nov 2021

Industrial dances in Rambert2's Home and Killer Pig

Von Graham Watts

The Royal Ballet and Rambert present Aisha and Abhaya

Von Graham Watts, 23 Januar 2020

Fast-moving choreography, pulsating music and striking performances but blighted by some technical issues that need to be improved.

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London

23 Jan 2020

The Royal Ballet and Rambert present Aisha and Abhaya

Von Graham Watts

Amsterdam

Timeless and uplifting: NDT1 dances Crystal Pite

Von Lambrecht Wessels, 02 April 2019

Nederlands Dans Theater 1’s new triple bill premieres Imre Van Opstal and Marne Van Opstal's Take Root alongside works by Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Crystal Pite.

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Amsterdam

02 Apr 2019

Timeless and uplifting: NDT1 dances Crystal Pite

Von Lambrecht Wessels

Ballet British Columbia: 16 + a room/ Solo Echo/ Bill

Von Graham Watts, 06 März 2018

Sophisticated and fluid dance mixed with notable muscularity and strength in a woman-only choreographic programme

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London

06 Mär 2018

Ballet British Columbia hits London

Von Graham Watts

Amsterdam

Different generations meet in Smoke and Mirrors by Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Von Isabella Zijp, 16 April 2017

Newcomers Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal present their first work alongside established choreographers as Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot. A programme where new and old, humoristic and dark meet.

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Amsterdam

16 Apr 2017

NDT2 Smoke and Mirrors

Von Isabella Zijp

Ballet BC strongest in the sure hands of Crystal Pite

Von Rachel Rizzuto, 02 Juni 2016

Ballet BC's Thursday night performance at The Joyce in NYC included a kitschy première from artistic director Emily Molnar, a quirky ensemble number from Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar and a truly beautiful work by Crystal Pite.

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New York City

02 Jun 2016

Ballet BC: Molnar / Pite / Eyal - Behar

Von Rachel Rizzuto

Baden

Defining contemporary dance: Nederlands Dans Theater 2 triumphs on tour

Von Sarah Batschelet, 03 Februar 2016

A phenomenal performance by NDT 2 given in Baden, some 20 minutes from Zurich, was the equivalent of shooting the high ball out of the park.

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Baden

03 Feb 2016

NDT2 excels in Baden

Von Sarah Batschelet

Falling for Dance All Over Again: City Center's Program V

Von Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 10 Oktober 2015

The fifth program of City Center's 12th annual Fall for Dance Festival had something for everyone and it was all good.

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New York City

10 Okt 2015

Falling for Dance All Over Again: City Center's Program V

Von Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Where Drama and Movement Meet: NDT2 at the Joyce

Von Rachel Rizzuto, 06 Februar 2015

Nederlands Dans Theater 2, the Dutch powerhouse's young ensemble brings a mixed programme to New York City

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