Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang's Borderline

Von Tatiana Rathelot, 05 Oktober 2015

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“a sincere, entertaining, somehow uncomfortable and successful attempt to discuss the individual”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 3 Oktober 2015

Borderline (Compagnie Wang Ramirez)

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Compagnie Wang Ramirez

Sébastien Ramirez, Tanz

Honji Wang, Tanz

Johanna Faye, Tanz

Diverse influences of music and dance displayed in Dystopian Dream

Audrey Lemarchand, 27th November

When Nitin Sawhney envisioned a theatrical realisation of his album Dystopian Dream, Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang were commissioned to bring it to life on stage. Joined by singer Eva Stone, the result is a hybrid production of dance and music performances.

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Wang Ramirez take Borderline to California

Jaime Robles, 24th February

A cube hangs suspended at an angle and Ramirez, harnessed to a line above the stage, floats above it, fulfilling the promise of dance and the human desire to escape gravity – to fly in angelic weightlessness.

*****

Fall For Dance 2

Ivan Talijancic, 10th October

Program Two of the Fall for Dance festival , at New York City Center, is an ionic choreographers' digest. With works by Child's, Forsythe (For Semperoper Ballet Dresden) Ramirez -Wang and Naharin (for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater).

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Acosta's Don Quixote for BRB: polished but not quite enough panache

Jonathan Gray, 23rd April

Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote for Birmingham Royal Ballet returned to Sadler's Wells with polished but low-key interpretations across the board.

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The Center Will Not Hold: Dorrance Dance thrills at Sadler’s Wells

Daniel Pratt, 17th April

Dorrance Dance offer a compelling mix of genres in The Center Will Not Hold – high energy, full of surprises, top quality performances.

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Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof – Echoes of ‘78: poignant reality

Graham Watts, 7th April

A reimagining of Pina Bausch's 1978 Kontakthof by Meryl Tankard brings together eight of the original cast members in a unique and poignant revival.

*****

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Tatiana Rathelot

Tatiana studied ballet and modern dance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before moving to Italy to pursue graduate studies in Social and Political Sciences. She has trained and performed in several European countries and is currently based in London, where she reconciles academic work with freelance dance jobs

Contemporary social issues translated into dance