A myriad of kaleidoscopic patterns in Ola Maciejewska Bombyx Mori

Von Graham Watts, 13 März 2022

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London, am 11 März 2022

Bombyx Mori (Ola Maciejewska)

Rima Ben Brahim, Licht

Ola Maciejewska, Tanz

Amaranta Velarde Gonzales, Tanz

Maciej Sado, Tanz

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Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

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Ballet Black at 25: irrepressible talent

Maggie Foyer, 4th March

Ballet Black presents a double bill at the Linbury that showcases the strengths of its very fine dancers as well as the depth of choreographic innovation in its vast repertoire.

****1

An alternative Royal Ballet cast of Pierrot Lunaire proves compelling

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Another cast debuts in Glen Tetley's Pierrot Lunaire and shows us that, more than 60 years on, it's every bit as watchable as when it premiered.

****1

Pierrot Lunaire at The Royal Ballet: highly expressive performances

Jonathan Gray, 10th February

The Royal Ballet marks the centenary of the birth of Glen Tetley with a revival of his greatest work, Pierrot Lunaire, not seen at the Royal Ballet and Opera for nearly 20 years.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company in London: musicality reigns supreme

Deborah Weiss, 28th January

Paul Taylor Dance Company's second programme at the Linbury is an invigorating, uplifting, refreshing mix of easily digestible, pure dance.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company: exhilarating in new and legacy works

Daniel Pratt, 27th January

A welcome return to London by Paul Taylor Dance Company after more than two decades, this triple bill was worth the wait.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.