Seeta Patel's The Rite of Spring: always compelling and beautiful

Seeta Patel Dance in The Rite of Spring

Von Graham Watts, 15 März 2023

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“her artistic choices not only worked well but also brought that elusive attribute of originality”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 13 März 2023

Le Sacre du printemps (Seeta Patel)

Seeta Patel Dance

Kirill Karabits, Musikalische Leitung

Warren Letton, Licht

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Sooraj Subramaniam, Tanz

Vijay Venkat, Flöte

Prathap Ramachandran, Percussion

Samyukta Ranganathan, Sänger

Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 10th July

Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.

***11

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna: uneven, but with high points

Deborah Weiss, 23rd October

Visually pleasing, superbly danced and musically rousing, yet Luna doesn’t quite reach the pinnacle.

***11

Company of Elders

Philippa Newis, 2nd December

Described by Sadler's Wells as the "jewel" in their community programme, the Company of Elders sparkles like a highly polished diamond. This ensemble is packed with personalities, as they take to stage with three works by Seeta Patel, Jade Shaw and Michela Meazza.

*****

Skandalös gut! Currentzis bei den Pfingstfestspielen Baden-Baden

Sarah Donata Schneider, 25th May

Die Musik als Gegenwart: Teodor Currentzis gelingt mit dem SWR Symphonieorchester und dem Pianisten Kirill Gerstein ein atemberaubender Festspielabend, dem sich niemand zu entziehen vermag.

*****

Zwischen Altersweisheit und erloschenem Vulkan: Zubin Mehta in Berlin

Sebastian Urmoneit, 20th February

Zu kontrolliert und selbstverständlich wirkten Ravels La Valse und Strawinsky, ein Musizieren mit angezogener Handbremse.

***11

Ein Gespür für die Partitur: Kent Nagano in München

David Renke, 21st March

Bei seiner Abschiedstournee mit dem Orchestre symphonique de Montréal zeigt Nagano nuancenreiche Interpretationen.

****1

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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.