A double helping of digital dance from Rambert

Von Graham Watts, 18 Juli 2021

Laden, bitte warten...

“set to become a signature work”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Rambert, London, am 16 Juli 2021

Eye Candy (Imre van Opstal, Marne van Opstal)

Rouge (Marion Motin)

Rambert

Yann Seabra, Kostüme

Judith Leray, Licht

Imre van Opstal, Kostüme

Marne van Opstal, Kostüme

Aishwarya Raut, Tanz

Simone Damberg Wurtz, Tanz

Daniel Davidson, Tanz

Guillaume Quéau, Tanz

Juan Gil, Tanz

In/with/in: spektakuläre Saisoneröffnung des Nederlands Dans Theaters

Michael Klier, 21st September

Tao Ye Choreographie 15 hat beim Premierenpublikum in Den Haag eingeschlagen wie eine Bombe. Und auch die anderen zwei Stücke überzeugen.

****1

Nederlands Dans Theater: outstanding dancers but a gloomy program

Erin Bomboy, 4th April

NDT delivered, yet the triple-bill program never elevated itself beyond atmosphere and gimmicks.

***11

A diverse and entertaining triple bill from Rambert

Graham Watts, 18th May

Rambert presents an excellent cohort of expressive dancers, but the programme lacked an overall wow factor.

***11

Timeless and uplifting: NDT1 dances Crystal Pite

Lambrecht Wessels, 2nd April

Nederlands Dans Theater 1’s new triple bill premieres Imre Van Opstal and Marne Van Opstal's Take Root alongside works by Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar and Crystal Pite.

****1

NDT2 Smoke and Mirrors

Isabella Zijp, 16th April

Newcomers Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal present their first work alongside established choreographers as Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot. A programme where new and old, humoristic and dark meet.

****1

NDT: Spiritwalking

Lambrecht Wessels, 8th December

It's all there; the virtuoso dancing, brilliant live Philip Glass music, mysteriously connected couples whirled into a subtle feeling of expansion. If your brain lacks a much needed moral and creative boost this is your December pick-me-up.

****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.