Alvin Ailey: Programme C

Von Katja Vaghi, 12 September 2016

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“a pleasure to see such strong, charismatic dancing and *joie de vivre*”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 10 September 2016

Lift (Aszure Barton)

Awakening (Robert Battle)

Cry (Alvin Ailey)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Linda Celeste Sims, Tanz

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Carla Escoda, 31st March

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

****1

The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

Carla Escoda, 21st May

Doris Humphrey and José Limón inspired a world premiere from Aszure Barton for the Limón Dance Company at New York City's storied 92nd Street Y.

****1

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago on the road, dancing impeccably

Carla Escoda, 25th March

A mixed bill with mixed results from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce Theater in New York.

***11

Slow Burn marks a new era for Hamburg Ballet

Vikki Jane Vile, 10th January

The rather imposing proposition of taking over the reigns from John Neumeier has fallen to Demis Volpi, who has brought fresh and explosive pieces into the repertoire at Hamburg.

***11

Mere Mortals explores the Pandora myth in a sensory extravaganza

Terez Rose, 26th January

Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever.

****1

Arresting: Aszure Barton restages Come In for Ballett am Rhein

Graham Watts, 18th June

Ballett am Rhein's reputation continues to grow under Demis Volpi with a restaging of Aszure Barton's 2006 creation for Mikhail Baryshnikov during her residency for his Hell’s Kitchen Dance.

***11

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Katja Vaghi

With a background in Dance Studies, Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies from Zurich University and PhD in dance philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance researcher and dramaturge currently living in Berlin.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: LIFT/Awakening/Cry at Sadler’s Wells