Ballet Black's HEROES: supremely well danced double bill

Isabela Coracy and Ballet Black in Sophie Laplane's If At First

Ballet Black in Sophie Laplane's If At First

Isabela Coracy and Ebony Thomas in Mthuthuzeli November's The Waiting Game

Ebony Thomas and Isabela Coracy in Mthuthuzeli November's The Waiting Game

Von Graham Watts, 11 November 2024

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“It also brought the interesting theatrical element of silhouette to Plater’s lighting palette”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London, am 7 November 2024

The Waiting Game (Mthuthuzeli November)

If At First (Sophie Laplane)

Ballet Black

Peter Todd, Kostüme

David Plater, Licht

Isabela Coracy, Tanz

Ebony Thomas, Tanz

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

Dutch National's Junior Company sets ballet to new rhythms

Mark Vicente, 23rd January

The Dutch National's Junior company dazzled in three new works and a Balanchine classic, showcasing the stars of tomorrow.

****1

Dutch National Ballet's Program B is the A+ Program in New York

Ivy Lin, 21st November

Dutch National Ballet's second mixed bill at New York City Center ticked all the right boxes, showcasing the depth of talent across the whole company.

*****

TanzLuzern in HOPE: outstanding double bill of new works

Graham Watts, 8th November

Two complementary new works for TanzLuzern, Mthuthuzeli November's Oh Deer and Phoebe Jewitt's White Rabbit, are striking and memorable additions to the repertoire.

*****

Les « Racines » inégales du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris à Bastille

Laurine Mortha, 6th October

Entre une pièce des années 1950 de Balanchine et les deux créations récentes des chorégraphes Mthuthuzeli November et Christopher Wheeldon, le programme mixte néo-classique produit un effet mitigé.

***11

Exciting new talents at Ballett am Rhein in a versatile new programme

Vikki Jane Vile, 23rd March

After a more traditional direction from the new leadership of Ballett am Rhein in their season opener, new programme Kaleidoskop is a mixed selection that sees a fusion of contemporary and neoclassical choreography.

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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.