Alain Platel / Ballets C de la B

Von Erin Whitcroft, 02 Juli 2017

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“danced with such authenticity and conviction that performative contrivance seems to fall away”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 30 Juni 2017

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Les ballets C de la B

En Avant Marche!

Christopher Curtis, 16th June

Moments of intense beauty amid a bewlidering stream of ideas, impressions, clichés, quotations and emotions. Great performances. Band practice as a microcosm of the human condition.

***11

Platel's Tauberbach a triumph in Montreal

Rebecca Galloway, 29th May

“MY EAR IS NOT A TOILET!” Les Ballets C de la B strikes again with a tenuous balancing act between the mundane, the tragic, the hilarious and the erotic.

****1

Dada Masilo’s Hamlet: inimitable mix of wisdom and audacity

Maggie Foyer, 25th May

Dada Masilo wanted her audiences to feel the passion and to leave the theatre with a buzz. In her Hamlet, the commitment of the cast ensures this message still holds true.

****1

Northern Ballet’s Gentleman Jack: brave but bland at Sadler’s Wells

Jonathan Gray, 19th May

A bold choice for Northern Ballet, Gentleman Jack is beautifully danced but doesn’t go far enough in celebrating difference, individuality and freedom.

***11

BalletBoyz: Still Pointless at 25 and still making it work!

Maggie Foyer, 13th May

The BalletBoyz present an entertaining programme of old and new works spanning the last 25 years – with stellar performances.

****1

The Trocks at Sadler’s Wells: uproariously entertaining

Graham Watts, 5th May

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

****1

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Erin Whitcroft

Erin is a professionally trained ballet dancer having moved from the United States as a teenager to train at The Royal Ballet’s lower and upper schools. Since her performance career ended she has continued to research the history of dance and has post-graduate qualifications in both English and Education. Erin regularly presents papers at academic conferences and is a freelance critic specialising in dance, books and art.

Alain Platel brings Ballets C de la B to Sadler's Wells